Section 06-05: Brake System, Parking
1996 Bronco, F-150, F-250, F-350, F-Super Duty Chassis Cab and Motorhome Chassis Vehicles Workshop Manual
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

Cable and Conduit, Rear

Removal

  1. Relieve tension on the system by having an assistant pull directly rearward on the intermediate or front parking brake cable and conduit (2853). Using care not to damage the coating on the parking brake cable strand, insert a 4mm (0.156-inch) drill bit or equivalent into the hole provided in the parking brake control (2780).

  1. Raise the vehicle and remove the hub cap, wheel (1007) and brake drum (1126).

  1. Disconnect the parking brake rear cable and conduit (2A635) from the parking brake cable equalizer (2A602).

  1. Compress the prongs that retain the parking brake rear cable and conduit shield to the parking brake cable bracket (2530) by using a 1/2-inch 12-point box end wrench.

  1. With the spring tension released, lift the parking brake rear cable and conduit out of the slot in the parking brake lever (2A637).

  1. Working on the wheel side, compress the prongs on the cable retainer so they can pass through the hole in the brake backing plate (2211). Draw the rear parking brake cable retainer and the parking brake rear cable and conduit out of the hole.

Installation

  1. Push the parking brake rear cable and conduit and the rear parking brake cable retainer through the brake backing plate and through the routing clip (if present) until the end of the parking brake rear cable and conduit can be inserted through the slot in the parking brake lever.

  1. Insert the front end of the parking brake rear cable and conduit through the parking brake cable bracket until the prongs expand.

  1. Install the brake drum, wheel and hub cap, and adjust the brakes. Refer to Section 06-02.

  1. Remove the pin inserted in the parking brake control to take up cable slack.

  1. Operate the parking brake control three times to verify the parking brake system is functioning properly.