OEM Dodge Ram 1500 Van Parking Brake Cable

Dodge Ram 1500 Van Parking Brake Cable Parts and Q&A

• Extension Cable
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  Q: How to service and repair the rear parking brake cable on Dodge Ram 1500 Van?

  A:

  You should first release the parking brakes and then raise and provide support for the car before working on the cable. Loose the cable adjuster nut and remove the rear cables from the linked brackets. With a 1/2 inch boxed end wrench, close down the retainer tabs at the right rear cable tensioner bracket and pull the cable through the hole in the bracket. Pull both rear brakes by tightening the release lever and take out the two cables from that point. Take out the cable at the right-side rear and detach the retainers from the end of the axle. Take out the rear wheels and brake drums, cut each cable from the park brake lever and pull out the parking brake cable guide spring. Press in the tabs along the cable retaining plates at the brake support plate and pull the cables out of each brake plate. You should begin by adding the parking brake cable guide spring and then the brake drums during installation. Push on the cable and pull it through the brake support plate hole so it engages with the park brake lever. Guide each cable through the plate's hole until the tabs fasten into place and then gently tug on the cable to check it is secure. Add your cable retainers to the axle and transfer the proper cable into the hole in the brake hose bracket. Place one cable's wire into the top hole on the frame bracket, the other into the lower hole and secure both by locking the retainer tabs. Place the rear cable into the tensioner cable bracket and lock the retainer tabs of the housing. Join the cables to their connectors, put back the wheel assemblies, do the park brake adjustment and then take the supports out and let the vehicle down.
• Front Cable
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  Q: How to service the front parking brake cable on Dodge Ram 1500 Van?

  A:

  Lift and support the vehicle and, once it's done, loosen the adjusting nut to slacken the front cable. Lift the front cable out of the cable connector and release the cable housing by squeezing the tabs at the bracket under the vehicle. Lower the car and gently push the end of the cable which is attached to the ball, out of the clevis in the pedal. Now, depress the tabs on the cable housing in the pedal bracket and push the cable out. After that, lift the left cowl trim and take away the sill plate too. Life up the carpet and pull the cable out of the body clip. Take out the cable and the body grommet together. First, set the cable housing retainer into the opening in the pedal assembly from within the car and make sure it is correct. Attach the cable ball end to the clevis on the pedal assembly, pull the cable along the top edge of the wheel well and attach the end. Push the wire through the hole in the floor pan, add the body grommet, cover it over with carpets and set back the left cowl trim and sill plate. Route the cable under the vehicle, squash down the cable housing retainer until its legs touch the inside of the bracket and then raise and support the vehicle again. Before slowly letting down the car, join the cable to the cable connector and conduct the park brake adjustment procedure.