brake pads CHRYSLER CARAVAN 2002 Owner's Manual

(7) Install and position the foam collar on the
parking brake cable to prevent it from rattling
against the vehicle's floor.
(8) Lower the vehicle and apply the park brake
pedal 1 time, this will seat the park brake cables.
INSTALLATION - PARKING BRAKE CABLE
(RIGHT REAR)
(1) Install the rear parking brake cable in the
brake support plate. Insert cable housing retainer
into brake support plate making certain that cable
housing retainer fingers lock the housing and
retainer firmly into place.
(2) Attach the parking brake cable onto the park-
ing brake actuator lever.
(3) Install the brake shoes on the rear brake sup-
port plate. (Refer to 5 - BRAKES/HYDRAULIC/ME-
CHANICAL/BRAKE PADS/SHOES -
INSTALLATION).
(4) Insert cable housing retainer into body outrig-
ger bracket making certain that cable housing
retainer fingers lock the housing firmly into place.
(5) Connect the right rear parking brake cable to
the connector on the intermediate parking brake
cable (Fig. 114).
(6) Install the brake drum, then the wheel and tire
assembly.
(7) Remove the locking pliers from the front park
brake cable. This will automatically adjust the park
brake cables.
(8) Lower the vehicle.
(9) Apply and release park brake pedal 1 time.
This will seat the park brake cables.
INSTALLATION - PARKING BRAKE CABLE
(LEFT REAR)
(1) Install the rear parking brake cable in the
brake support plate. Insert cable housing retainer
into brake support plate making certain that cable
housing retainer fingers lock the housing and
retainer firmly into place.
(2) Attach the parking brake cable onto the park
brake actuator lever.
(3) Install the brake shoes on the rear brake sup-
port plate. (Refer to 5 - BRAKES/HYDRAULIC/ME-
CHANICAL/BRAKE PADS/SHOES -
INSTALLATION).
(4) Insert cable housing retainer into body outrig-
ger bracket making certain that cable housing
retainer fingers lock the housing firmly into place.
(5) Connect rear parking brake cable to the equal-
izer bracket (Fig. 118).
(6) Install brake drum, and wheel and tire assem-
bly.(7) Remove the locking pliers from the front park
brake cable. This will automatically adjust the park
brake cables.
(8) Apply and release park brake pedal 1 time.
This will seat the park brake cables.
ADJUSTMENTS
ADJUSTMENT - PARKING BRAKE CABLES
The park brake cables on this vehicle have an
automatic self adjuster built into the park brake
pedal mechanism. When the foot operated park brake
pedal is in its released (upward most) position, a
clock spring automatically adjusts the park brake
cables. The park brake cables are adjusted (ten-
sioned) just enough to remove all the slack from the
cables. The automatic adjuster system will not over
adjust the cables causing rear brake drag.
Due to the automatic adjust feature of the park
brake pedal, adjustment of the parking brake cables
on these vehicles relies on proper drum brake and
park brake shoe adjustment. (Refer to 5 - BRAKES/
HYDRAULIC/MECHANICAL/DRUM - ADJUST-
MENTS) and (Refer to 5 - BRAKES/PARKING
BRAKE/SHOES - ADJUSTMENTS).
When the park brake pedal is applied the self
adjuster is by-passed and the pedal operates nor-
mally to engage the park brakes.
When a service procedure needs to be performed on
the park brake pedal or the park brake cables, the
automatic self adjuster can be manually locked out
by the service technician.
CABLES - PARKING BRAKE
(EXPORT)
REMOVAL - FRONT CABLE
(Refer to 5 - BRAKES - BASE/PARKING BRAKE/
LEVER - REMOVAL)
INSTALLATION - FRONT CABLE
(Refer to 5 - BRAKES - BASE/PARKING BRAKE/
LEVER - INSTALLATION)
LEVER - PARKING BRAKE
REMOVAL
(1) Manually release the automatic self-adjusting
mechanism tension of the parking brake lever (pedal)
assembly. (Refer to 5 - BRAKES/PARKING BRAKE -
STANDARD PROCEDURE).
(2) Disconnect negative (ground) cable from the
battery and isolate cable from battery terminal.
5 - 72 BRAKES - BASERS
CABLES - PARKING BRAKE (Continued)
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