Parking Brakes - Jeep 1997 Grand Cherokee Service Manual

MASTER MOUNTING STUD (2) VACUUM CHECK VALVE CYLINDER SECONDARY ROD FRONT (TO CYLINDER) MASTER SPRING PHRAGM
5 - 4 BRAKES
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION (Continued)
parking brake shoes (Fig. 5). Parking brake shoe ser-
vice is covered in the parking brake service section.
The outboard shoe now has an anti-rattle spring
attached at the shoe rear. A wear strip is mounted to
the inboard shoe.

PARKING BRAKES

The parking brakes are operated by a cable and
hand lever system. Three cables are used, consisting
of one front cable and two rear cables. All three
cables are interconnected at the cable tensioner and
equalizer mechanism. The front cable is connected to
the hand lever and the rear cables are connected to
the brake shoes. Cable adjustment is performed at
the tensioner which is attached to the front cable.
A separate set of brake shoes are used for parking
brake operation. The shoes are mounted on the disc
brake splash shield and are enclosed within the com-
PUSH DIA- REAR PHRAGM DIA-
Fig. 1 Power Brake Booster–Typical
MOUNTING BOOSTER HOUSING STUDS (4)
bination disc brake rotor and parking brake drum.
The rear cables are connected to a cam and lever
mechanism, the cam and lever operates the shoes.
The cable is connected to the lever by a rectangu-
lar eyelet on the cable end. A retainer on the cable
secures it in a bracket attached to the rear of the cal-
iper bracket. The lever is mounted on the floorpan
adjacent to the driver.
NOTE: Parking brake cable adjustment is con-
trolled by a tensioner mechanism. The cable ten-
sioner, once adjusted at the factory, will not need
further adjustment under normal circumstances.
There are only time a adjustment is required is
when the tensioner, or cables have been replaced
or disconnected.
INLET ATMOSPHERIC ASSEMBLY VALVE SEAL ROD (TO BRAKE PRIMARY PUSH AIR FILTER PEDAL)
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