Ford COUGAR 1968 Shop Manual page 35

PART
2-2-Brake System
screws to specification.
3. Position the parking brake light
switch and install the attaching screw.
Connect the switch wire lead.
4. Position the cable ball in the
brake assembly.
5. Install the cowl side (kick)
panel.
6. Check the operation of the park-
ing brake switch and the parking
brake. Adjust the parking brake. as
required (Part 2- 1, Section 2).
PARKING BRAKE EQUALIZER
TO CONTROL CABLE
REMOVAL-MUSTANG
AND COUGAR
1. Remove the attaching screws
and insulator-bracket from the dash
panel (Fig. 30).
2. Remove the parking brake con-
trol assembly and disengage the cable
from the handle as outlined under
Parking Brake Control in this section.
3. Pull the cable down through the
hole in the dash panel.
4.
Raise the vehicle on a hoist. Re-
move the hairpin retainer, and dis-
engage the cable and conduit assem-
bly from the bracket on the inner
side rail.
5. Disconnect the cable stepped-rod
from the equalizer lever. Pull the
cable forward through the crossmem-
ber and remove the cable from the
vehicle.
FIG.
24-Removing Piston
INSTALLATION
I. Pass the stepped-rod rearward
through the crossmember and connect
it into the equalizer lever.
2. Engage the cable and conduit
assembly to the bracket on the inner
side rail and secure with the spring
clip retainer.
3. Push the upper end of the ca-
ble up through the hole in the dash
panel.
4. Connect the cable upper ball to
the parking brake control assembly,
and install the control assembly as
outlined in this section.
5. Position the cable insulator in
the dash panel cable hole and secure
the insulator to the dash panel with
two attaching screws.
REMOVAL-FAIRLANE,
MONTEGO, FALCON
Refer to Fig. 30.
1. Working from inside the vehicle.
position the floor cover back and re-
move the retaining screws securing
the cable shield plate to the dash
panel.
2. Position the parking brake i n the
ON position.
3. Position the parking brake i n the
OFF position and remove the cable
ball from the notch in the brake con-
trol assembly.
4. Remove the hairpin retainer and
remove the cable housing from the
brake assembly.
5. Raise the vehicle on a hoist. Re-
move the two nuts that attach the
cable to the equalizer and spring. Re-
move the rear cable retainer. spring
seat and spring.
6. Remove the hairpin retainer
holding the cable housing to the body
bracket and remove the cable assem-
bly from the vehicle.
1 NSTALLATION
I. Position the cable housing
through the opening in the floor and
pull the cable grommet into position
from under the vehicle.
2. Position the cable on the body
bracket and install the hairpin re-
tainer.
3. Position the spring, spring seat
and the rear cable retainer. Install
the two retaining (adjusting) nuts.
4.
Lower the vehicle.
5. Connect the cable housing to the
brake control assembly and install the
hairpin retainer. Position the ball-
end of the cable to the brake control
assembly.
6. Position the cable shield plate to
the dash panel and install the retain-
ing screws. Position the floor covering.
7. Raise the vehicle and adjust the
parking brake. Refer to Parking Brake
SHAFT ( A U T W T I C )
TRANSMISSION-2478
HAIR PIN
RETAlNtR
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STOP LlTE SWITCH-13480
MASTER CYLINDER MASTER CYLINDER
ASSEMBLY-2140 PUSH ROD
FIG.
25-Dual-Brake System Master Cylinder Installation-Mustang a n d
C o u g a r Without Power Brakes