Dodge 2000 DURANGO Service Manual page 177

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(9) Perform park brake adjustment procedure.
(10) Remove support and lower the vehicle.
PARK BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY
Removal
(1) Remove left side kick panel.
(2) Remove brake release rod from pedal assembly
(Fig. 39).
(3) Disconnect brake warning lamp switch.
(4) Remove front parking brake cable.
(5) Remove mounting nuts and mounting bolt.
(6) Slide assembly rearward off the mounting
studs (Fig. 39).
Fig. 39 Parking Brake Pedal Assembly
1 – PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY
2 – LEFT COWL PANEL
3 – FRONT CABLE
4 – RELEASE ROD
Installation
(1) Install assembly on the mounting studs.
(2) Install mounting bolt and nuts.
(3) Install front parking brake cable.
(4) Connect brake warning lamp switch.
(5) Install brake release rod to pedal assembly.
(6) Install left side kick panel.
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY
MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR
REMOVAL
(1) Remove reservoir cap and empty fluid into
drain container.
(2) Clamp cylinder body in vise with brass protec-
tive jaws.
(3) Remove pins that retain reservoir to master
cylinder. Use hammer and pin punch to remove pins
(Fig. 40).
Fig. 40 Reservoir Retaining Pins
1 – PIN PUNCH
2 – RESERVOIR
3 – BODY
4 – ROLL PINS
(4) Loosen reservoir from grommets with pry tool
(Fig. 41).
Fig. 41 Loosening Reservoir
1 – PRY TOOL
2 – RESERVOIR
3 – GROMMET
4 – MASTER CYLINDER BODY
(5) Remove reservoir by rocking it to one side and
pulling free of grommets (Fig. 42).
(6) Remove old grommets from cylinder body (Fig.
43).
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