Chrysler neon 1997 Service Manual page 124

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
INSTALL
(1) Wet O-ring seal on new proportioning valve
using clean fresh brake fluid.
(2) Install proportioning valve in master cylinder
and hand tighten until proportioning valve and
O-ring seal is fully seated in master cylinder. Torque
proportioning valve to 40 N·m (30 ft. lbs.).
(3) Install brake tube on proportioning valve.
Tighten tube nut to 17 N·m (145 in lbs.) torque.
(4) Bleed the affected brake line. See Bleeding
Base Brake Hydraulic System in the Service Proce-
dures Section in this group of the service manual for
the proper bleeding procedure.
PARK BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY
WARNING: THE AUTO ADJUSTING FEATURE OF
THIS PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY CON-
TAINS A CLOCK SPRING LOADED TO APPROXI-
MATELY 20 POUNDS. DO NOT RELEASE THE AUTO
ADJUSTER LOCKOUT DEVICE BEFORE INSTALL-
ING CABLES INTO THE EQUALIZER. KEEP HANDS
OUT OF AUTO ADJUSTER SECTOR AND PAWL
AREA. FAILURE TO OBSERVE CAUTION IN HAN-
DLING THIS MECHANISM COULD LEAD TO SERI-
OUS INJURY.
CENTER ATTACHING SCREWS ASSEMBLY CONSOLE
REMOVE
(1) Remove the screws attaching the rear of the
center console assembly to console bracket (Fig. 125)
or (Fig. 126).
Fig. 125 Center Console Rear Attaching Screws W/O
Arm Rest
(2) Remove the 2 screws located in cup holders
(Fig. 127), attaching front of center console assembly
to console bracket.
(3) Raise park brake hand lever as high as it will
go to get the required clearance to remove the center
console.
PARK HAND LEVER BRAKE SEAT SENGER PAS-
Fig. 126 Center Console Rear Attaching Screws
With Arm Rest
Fig. 127 Attaching Screws At Front Of Center
(4) Remove center console assembly.
WARNING: WHEN REPAIRS TO THE PARK BRAKE
HAND LEVER ASSEMBLY
REQUIRED, THE AUTO ADJUSTER
RELOADED AND LOCKED OUT.
(5) Lower park brake lever handle.
(6) Grasp park brake lever output cable by hand
and pull rearward (Fig. 128). Continue pulling on
cable until a 3/16 in. drill bit can be inserted into
handle and sector gear of park brake mechanism
(Fig. 128). This will lock the park brake mechanism
and take tension off park brake cables.
(7) Remove both rear park brake cables from the
park brake cable equalizer (Fig. 129).
(8) Remove wiring harness electrical connector for
brake warning light ground from the park brake
lever (Fig. 130).
BRAKES
Console
OR CABLES
MUST
5 - 47
IS
BE