OEM Jeep Patriot Parking Brake Cable

Jeep Patriot Parking Brake Cable Parts and Q&A

• Rear Cable
  4877016AC
  Q: How is the Parking Brake Cable Installed on Jeep Patriot?

  A:

  Round off by pushing the cable via the floor pan hole while making certain that the sealing grommet goes in fully for an effective seal. Place the clamp on the fuel tank strap stud and fit the nut beneath it. Attach the routing clamp to the cable after it is resting on the back, then screw the clamp in place. Push the parking brake cable through the hole in the trailing link and support plate and install a hair pin to hold the cable. Take off the Parking Brake Shoes and elements you removed and reposition them, then fasten the tire and wheel assembly. Tighten the wheel bolts to 135 Nm (100 ft. lbs.). Set the vehicle down, then put blocks in front of the tires and wheel assemblies to keep them secure even without being held by the parking brake lever. Put the grommet on the cable into the floor pan, route the cable to the parking brake cable retaining bracket under the carpet and insert the cable until its locking fingers hold it in place. The new parking brake cable equalizer requires the integrated bent nail tensioner to be stretched so the cables can hold the right tension. After getting rid of the previous equalizer, put on the new one close to the parking brake lever and make sure the back parking brake cables are properly aligned with the cable track. Put the parking brake in the fully engaged position, tighten the adjustment nut, release the lever all the way and continue to tighten until at least 31 millimeters of thread appears between the bushing and the top end of the bracket. Use the lever once more and bring the vehicle up so the wheels in the back are lifted off the floor. See that the rear wheels are able to turn with no resistance, use the parking brake to prevent them from turning and then release the brake to verify they now turn easily once more. After you apply the parking brake one more time, resume lowering the vehicle, add the floor center console, take off the blocks from your tires and reconnect the negative cable to the battery.
• Rear Cable
  4877017AC
  Q: How to Maintain and Fix a Parking Brake Cable on Jeep Patriot?

  A:

  Before you begin service or repair, detach the negative terminal on the battery. Use a wedge, rock or other piece to prevent the wheels from rotating when the parking brake lever is pulled. Take off the floor center console and pull down on the parking brake lever. Turn the adjusting nut on the cable in clockwise or righty directions and separate the cable from the equalizer. Open the rear seat bottom and tuck the rear carpeting forward to find the parking brake cables under the floor. Get the wrench and collapse the retainer with a 1/2 inch (13 mm) tool so the right or left parking brake cable is easier to access and pull out of its bracket. Support the rear of the vehicle, loosen and take out the nuts on the rear wheel mount and remove the wheel and tire. Get the Parking Brake Shoes out, then unclip the parking brake cable from the brake support plate using the small hair pin. Pull the end of the parking brake cable from the support plate as well as the hole in the trailing link. Undo the screw holding the cable routing clamp to the body and take out the bolt that fastens the clamp to the tank strap. Following that, unfasten the parking brake cable with sealing grommet through the hole in the floor pan.