Installation - Chrysler Dodge Caravan 2002 Manual

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LEVER - PARKING BRAKE (Continued)
(3) Remove sill scuff plate from left door sill.
(4) Remove the left side kick panel.
(5) Remove the silencer panel under the instru-
ment panel.
(6) Remove the steering column cover from the
lower instrument panel.
(7) Remove the reinforcement from the lower
instrument panel.
(8) Remove the front parking brake cable from the
parking brake cable equalizer (Fig. 121).
Fig. 121 Parking Brake Cable Equalizer
1 - EQUALIZER
2 - LEFT REAR PARKING BRAKE CABLE
3 - LOCKING NUT
4 - INTERMEDIATE PARKING BRAKE CABLE
5 - FRONT PARKING BRAKE CABLE
(9) Remove tension from front park brake cable.
Tension is removed by releasing the locking pliers
from the front park brake cable.
(10) Remove the 3 bolts mounting the wiring junc-
tion block to the instrument panel.
NOTE: When removing the lower mounting bolt,
push the park brake pedal down 5 clicks to access
the lower mounting bolt.
(11) Remove the lower bolt mounting the park
brake pedal to the body (Fig. 122).
(12) Remove the forward nut mounting the park
brake pedal to the body (Fig. 122).
(13) Remove the upper bolt mounting the park
brake pedal to the body (Fig. 122).
(14) Pull downward on front park brake cable
while rotating park brake pedal mechanism out from
behind junction block.
(15) Remove park brake pedal release link from
park brake mechanism.
(16) Remove the warning lamp ground switch con-
nector from the park brake pedal mechanism (Fig.
122).
Fig. 122 PARKING BRAKE LEVER MOUNTING
1 - WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR
2 - LEVER MECHANISM
3 - FRONT CABLE
(17) Remove front park brake cable button from
park brake pedal mechanism. Tap end housing for
front park brake cable out of park brake pedal mech-
anism.

INSTALLATION

(1) Install park brake cable end housing into park
brake pedal mechanism.
(2) Install cable retainer onto the park brake cable
strand and then install retainer into pedal bracket.
(3) Install cable strand button into the clevis on
the park brake pedal mechanism.
(4) Install wiring harness connector on warning
indicator lamp ground switch.
(5) Install the park brake release rod on the
release mechanism of the park brake pedal.
(6) Position the park brake pedal mechanism into
its installed position on the body of the vehicle.
(7) Loosely install the top bolt mounting the park
brake pedal mechanism to the body (Fig. 122).
(8) Loosely install the forward nut mounting the
park brake pedal mechanism to the body (Fig. 122).
(9) Loosely install the lower bolt mounting the
park brake pedal mechanism to the body (Fig. 122).
(10) Tighten pedal mechanism attaching bolts and
nut to 28 N·m (250 in. lbs.).
(11) Verify that the park brake pedal is in the fully
released (full up) position.
(12) Raise vehicle.
(13) Install the front park brake cable on the park
brake cable equalizer (Fig. 121).
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