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BrakeCableRemovalandInstallationWHEELBRAKEASSEMBLIES
BRAKECABLEREMOVALANDINSTALLATION
SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.SeealsoAsbestosDustWarningonpage6-1.
BRAKECABLEREMOVAL
1.ElectricVehicle:Disconnectthebatteriesanddischargethecontroller.SeeDisconnectingtheBatteries–
ElectricVehiclesonpage1-4.
GasolineVehicle:Disconnectbatteryandsparkplugwire(s).
SeeDisconnectingtheBattery-GasolineVehiclesonpage1-3.
2.Placechocksatthefrontwheels.
3.Gainaccesstothepedalgroupbyremovingtheoormatandaccesspanel.SeePedalGroupRemoval
onpage5-1.
4.Loosenthetwojamnuts(1and3)oneithersideofturnbuckle(2)(Figure6-18,Page6-12).Notethattheforward
jamnut(1)isaleft-handthread.Threadeachnutapproximately1/2inch(12.7mm)awayfromtheturnbuckle.
5.Loosenturnbuckle(2)untilthebolt(5)isfreeoftheturnbuckle.
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Figure6-18LoosenBrakeCables
6.Rotatethebolt(5)andequalizerbracket(4)totheuprightpositionthenslipthecableheadsoutofthebracket.
7.Removenut(1)fromthebolt(2)thatsecuresfrontoftheleafspring(Figure6-20,Page6-13).Donotremove
bolt(2).
8.Removethemountingtab(3)ofthebrakecablefromthebolt.
9.Usingbrakecablereleasetool,compresstheretainingclips(7)ontheendofthecablehousingenoughtoslide
thecableendoutoftheholeintheframe(Figure6-18,Page6-12).
10.Removebowtielockingpin(1)andtheclevispin(2)fromthebrakeleveroneachwheelandpulltheclevis
(3)awayfromthelever.(Figure6-19,Page6-13).
11.Usingbrakecablereleasetool,compresstheretainingclipsontheendofthecablehousingenoughtoslipthe
cableendoutofthebracket(4)andremovethebrakecablefromthevehicle.
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