Removal Procedure
- Release the parking brake.
- Move the front seats forward.
- Pry off the plastic caps that cover the access holes to the parking brake console hood-to-tunnel bracket screws.
- Remove the screws that secure the parking brake console hood-to-tunnel brackets. Raise the console hood.
- Measure the thread length from the end of the pushrod to the adjustment nut before removing the adjustment nut.
- Remove the complete parking brake lever assembly and the cable from the assembly by unfastening the parking brake lever-to-vehicle underbody bolts and removing the adjustment nut.
- Disconnect the parking brake warning lamp switch connector.
- Remove the parking brake switch, which is attached to the parking brake lever assembly by a small screw, if necessary.
- Inspect the parking brake lever cable and the lever grip for damage, and replace if necessary.
IMPORTANT:
The parking brake switch should be replaced if BRAKE warning light in the instrument panel cluster does not glow when the parking brake is applied with the ignition switch ON.