Pontiac tempest 1968 Service Manual page 181

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1968 P O N T I A C SERVICE MANUAL
1. Place parking brake pedal in released position.
2. Remove equalizer check nut, and separate cable
stud from equalizer,
3. Remove retainer from cable at inner side of
frame rail.
4. Remove ball end of cable from pedal swivel by
removing clip.
5. Pontiac and Tempest — Position left fender and
inner fender panel to allow access to cable.
6. Compress expanded conduit locking fingers at
toe pan and withdraw cable from under car.
FRONT CABLE INSTALLATION
1. Position cable ball and conduit tip through cut­
out in firewall. Make sure conduit locking fingers
are fully expanded and secured in cutout, then posi­
tion cable ball into pedal swivel.
2. Feed stud end of cable through frame rail and
secure with retainer on inner side of frame.
3. Replace inner fender panel and left fender.
4. Place one check nut on cable stud and insert
stud through equalizer (make sure center cable is in
position), then place check nut on stud.
5. Adjust parking brake as outlined under Parking
Brake Adjustment.
6. Connect positive battery cable.
CENTER CABLE REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
1. Place parking brake pedal in released position.
2o Remove equalizer check nut and remove equal­
izer from cable.
3. Remove cable from cable guides,
4. Disconnect center cable from rear cables at
connectors.
5. To install, reverse above procedures and adjust
as outlined under Parking Brake Adjustment.
REAR CABLES REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
1. Place parking brake pedal in released position.
2. Remove equalizer check nut and remove equal­
izer from cable.
3. Remove rear cable from connector.
4. Remove retainer from rear cable at frame
bracket. Pull cable out of bracket.
5. Remove rear brake drums.
6. Remove rear brake shoes.
7. Remove cable end from parking brake actuating
lever.
8. Tempest and Firebird - Compress expanded
conduit locking fingers at flange plate entry hole and
withdraw cable.
Pontiac - Remove cable anchor at backing
plate and remove cable.
9. To install, reverse above procedure and adjust
as outlined under Parking Brake Adjustment.