Rear Parking Brake Cables; Parking Brake Lever - Jeep cherokee 2000 Service Manual

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(5) Disconnect brake line at wheel cylinder.
(6) Remove wheel cylinder from support plate.
(7) Remove axle shaft, refer to Group 3 for proce-
dures.
(8) Remove bolts attaching support plate to axle
and remove support plate.
INSTALLATION
(1) Apply bead of silicone sealer around axle
mounting surface of support plate.
(2) Install support plate on axle flange. Tighten
attaching bolts to 115 N·m (85 ft. lbs.).
(3) Apply bead of silicone sealer around wheel cyl-
inder mounting surface and install wheel cylinder.
(4) Install brake line in wheel cylinder.
(5) Install parking brake cable in support plate.
(6) Install axle shaft, refer to Group 3 for proce-
dure.
(7) Connect parking brake cable to lever on sec-
ondary shoe and install brake shoes on support plate.
(8) Adjust brake shoes to drum with brake gauge.
(9) Install brake drum and wheel and tire assem-
bly.
(10) Bleed brake system.

REAR PARKING BRAKE CABLES

REMOVAL
(1) Raise vehicle and loosen equalizer nuts until
rear cables are slack.
(2) Disengage cables from equalizer and compress
cable retainers with a worm drive hose clamp.
(3) Remove cables from the cable bracket (Fig. 36).
(4) Remove rear wheel and brake drums.
(5) Remove secondary brake shoe and disconnect
cable from lever on brake shoe.
(6) Compress cables retainer with worm drive hose
clamp (Fig. 37) and remove cables from backing
plates.
INSTALLATION
(1) Install new cables in backing plates. Be sure
cable retainer is seated.
(2) Attach cable to lever on brake shoe and install
brake shoe on backing plate.
(3) Adjust brake shoes to drum with brake gauge.
(4) Install brake drums and wheels.
(5) Install cables into the cable bracket and insure
retainers are seated in the bracket.
(6) Engage the cable ends into the equalizer and
install equalizer nut.
(7) Adjust parking brakes.
Fig. 36 Parking Brake Cables
1 – REAR CABLES
2 – EQUALIZER
3 – FRONT CABLE
4 – TENSIONER ROD
Fig. 37 Cable Retainer
1 – CABLE RETAINER
2 – REAR CABLE
3 – WORM DRIVE HOSE CLAMP

PARKING BRAKE LEVER

The center console must be removed to service the
parking brake lever. Refer to Group 23 Interior Com-
ponents for service procedures.
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