Lever - Parking Brake Removal - Chrysler PT Cruiser Service & Repair Manual

5 - 68 BRAKES - BASE
CABLE - PARKING BRAKE (Continued)
(17) Raise parking brake handle to full upright
(applied) position.
(18) Keeping your hands clear of the automatic
adjuster sector and pawl area, firmly grasp the park-
ing brake lever pin punch (drill bit or locking pin if a
new mechanism has been installed) (Fig. 117), then
quickly remove it from the parking brake lever mech-
anism. This will allow the park brake lever mecha-
nism to automatically adjust the parking brake
cables.
(19) Install center console and mounting screws.
(20) Install rear window switch panel.
(21) Cycle the parking brake lever once to position
the parking brake cables, then return the parking
brake lever its released position.
(22) Check the rear wheels of the vehicle. They
should rotate freely without dragging with the lever
in its released position.
(23) Apply the parking brake.
(24) Remove the blocks from the tires and wheels.
(25) Reconnect the battery negative terminal.
(26) Reinstall the air cleaner cover (two clips).
LEVER - PARKING BRAKE
REMOVAL
WARNING: THE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTING FEATURE
OF THIS PARKING BRAKE LEVER CONTAINS A
CLOCK SPRING LOADED TO APPROXIMATELY 19
POUNDS. DO NOT RELEASE THE AUTOMATIC
ADJUSTER LOCKOUT DEVICE UNLESS THE REAR
PARKING BRAKE CABLES AND EQUALIZER ARE
CONNECTED TO THE LEVER OUTPUT CABLE.
KEEP HANDS OUT OF AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER
SECTOR AND PAWL AREA. FAILURE TO OBSERVE
CAUTION IN HANDLING THIS MECHANISM COULD
LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY.
WARNING: WHEN REPAIRS TO THE PARKING
BRAKE LEVER OR CABLES ARE REQUIRED, THE
AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER MUST BE LOADED AND
LOCKED OUT TO AVOID POSSIBLE INJURY. THE
LEVER ADJUSTMENT
LOADED AND LOCKED OUT AS OUTLINED IN THIS
PROCEDURE.
WARNING: THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS A COMPLEX
ELECTROMECHANICAL UNIT. BEFORE ATTEMPT-
ING TO SERVICE ANY COMPONENT NEAR THE
OCCUPANT RESTRAINT
FIRST DISCONNECT AND ISOLATE THE BATTERY
NEGATIVE CABLE. ALLOW THE SYSTEM CAPACI-
TOR TO DISCHARGE FOR TWO (2) MINUTES. FAIL-
MECHANISM CAN
CONTROLLER (ORC),
URE TO DO THIS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL
AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL
INJURY.
(1) Unclip the air cleaner cover (two clips) and
move the cover aside.
(2) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
cable from its post on the battery.
(3) Block the tire and wheels so the vehicle does
not move once the vehicle parking brake lever is
released.
(4) Remove the transmission shift knob as neces-
sary.
(5) Place parking brake lever in released (full
OFF) position.
(6) Remove screws attaching center console.
(7) Remove rear switch panel from center console.
(8) Working through switch opening, grasp a park-
ing brake cable or equalizer and pull back approxi-
mately 25.4 mm (1 in.)
(9) While holding the cable or equalizer, pull the
parking brake handle to it's full upright position.
(10) Remove center console.
(11) Grasp the parking brake lever outout cable by
hand and pull upward. Continue pulling cable until
an appropriate pin punch (drill bit or locking pin) can
be inserted sufficiently through hole in left side of
the lever mounting bracket (Fig. 128). This will lock
the barking brake automatic adjustment mechanism
in place and take tension off the parking brake
cables. Slowly release the output cable. There should
now be slack in the cables.
BE
Fig. 128 Pin Punch Installed
1 - PARKING BRAKE LEVER
2 - OUTPUT CABLE
3 - PIN PUNCH
(12) Remove both rear parking brake cables from
the parking brake cable equalizer (Fig. 129).
(13) Remove the wiring harness electrical connec-
tor from the parking brake warning switch on the
right side of the parking brake lever.
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