Block the front wheels and loosen the rear wheel lug nuts before raising the rear of the vehicle and securely supporting it on jackstands. For models with rear drum brakes, remove the
Brake Shoes and disconnect the cable end from the lever on the trailing brake shoe. Depress the tangs on the cable casing retainer and pass the cable through the backing plate using needle-nose pliers or a properly sized box-end wrench to compress all the tangs simultaneously. A small screw-type hose clamp can also be used to tighten around the tangs, allowing the cable to be passed through the hole after removing the clamp. For models with rear disc brakes, disconnect the parking brake cable by removing the clip and disconnecting it from its bracket on 2006 and earlier systems and 2011 and later 1. BL engines, or by removing the clip and lifting the cable out of the bracket and off the lever on 2007 and later 2.0L models. Unhook the forward end of the cable from the equalizer, compress the retainer tangs, and pass the cable through the bracket. Unbolt the cable casing clamps from the underbody, noting the cable routing, and then remove the cable from the vehicle. If both cables need to be removed, repeat the steps for the remaining cable. Installation follows the reverse order of removal, ensuring proper adjustment of the cable(s) afterward.