4 - 16 BRAKES
GEM Service Manual November 2007
PARKING BRAKE CABLE
ASSEMBLY
(6 PASSENGER ONLY)
REMOVAL
1. Remove the rear brake shoes. See Brakes in
this section.
2. Disconnect the parking brake cables from the
tension equalizer.
3. Separate the parking brake cables at the front
frame from the brake backing plate. Use a 13
mm 12-point box end wrench to aid in this step.
4. Drill out 3 rivets per side and remove the
parking brake cable.
INSTALLATION
1. Position parking brake cables and install.
Fig. 14 Parking Brake Cable Assembly
2. Join the parking brake cables at front frame to
the brake backing plate.
1 - Equalizer
2 - Brake backing plate
3. Connect the parking brake cables to the tension
equalizer.
3 - Rivets (3 per side)
4. Install the rear brake shoes. See Rear Brake
Assembly in this section.
TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
Description Thread Size Use
Loctite®
242
Inch-
Pounds
Foot
Pounds
Brake, parking – cable mount to rear
suspension
½” x 13 NO – 50