OEM 2008 Chrysler Pacifica Parking Brake Cable

2008 Chrysler Pacifica Parking Brake Cable Parts and Q&A

• Q: How to Service and Repair a Parking Brake Cable on 2008 Chrysler Pacifica?

  A: To service and repair the parking brake cable, you have to disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable to the battery post, then you have to lock out the automatic adjuster in the parking brake lever. Lift and jack up the vehicle and where possible pull back the dimensional fitting of parking brake shoe to afford enough slack to free the cable buttons with the connectors. Slide left rear cable button 11 inboard and de-couple it on equalizer 10. Using the pliers on cable connector, and leaving the back pliers on the back cable button, with the other front cable 5 tip, push front cable button 4 inboard and pop it off cable connector as shown. Remove slide equalizer 2 off front cable housing 3 and then remove cable guide screw 6 which holds the front parking brake cable to left body rail 9. Drop the vehicle on hoist as required and roll off the hoist to open the left side doors. Remove the left front door opening sill scuff plates, the left front and left rear door weather strips and the lower cowl trim. Unbolt the left front seat belt anchor at B-pillar, and the left B-pillar Trim panel. Install front cable routing clips in place of studs 3 under the left side carpet, disengage grommet 1 located in floor pan 5 and pull front cable 2 into the passenger compartment. Disconnect release rod at parking brake lever and the wiring connector 1 at parking brake indicator lamp switch 2. Disconnect the body control module by removing 3 mounting nuts and 2 mounting routing clips then the body control module mounting bracket. Then two mounting bolts 3 and one nut 2 will be loosened and parking brake lever 4 comes out of cowl 1 and should be laid down on the floor beside driver. Observing the cable slot running up through the lever in a coil to be replaced in arrangement. Unhook cable button 1 on front cable and sections of the lever take-up reel 2, then off the cam on the lever and past slide it down the cable tracks to the cable held in the housing activating the end button that is touching inside the housing. Accommodate the cable housing with 13 mm 12-point box wrench 2 and over cable retainer 1 on the end to collapse the retainer fingers, and separate the front parking brake cable to is lever 3 and take out it.