TL V6-3.5L (2007)
2. Install the parking brake lever (C) and wave washer (D) on the pivot pin, and secure with a new U-clip (E).
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Install the wave washer with its convex side facing out.
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Pinch the U-clip securely to prevent the parking brake lever coming out from the brake shoe.
3. Connect the parking brake cable (A) to the parking brake lever (B). Apply silicone grease to the cable contact surface (C) on the backing plate.
4. Apply a thin coat of Molykote 44MA grease to the shoe ends and connecting rod ends (A), sliding surfaces (B), and opposite edges of the parking
brake shoe (C) as shown. Wipe off any excess. Keep grease off the brake linings.
5. Clean the threaded portions of the clevis A, and coat the threads of the clevis with grease. Clean the sliding surface of the clevis B, and coat the
sliding surface of the clevis B with grease. Install the clevis A and B on the adjuster (C) and shorten the clevis A by turning the adjuster.
6. Install the brake shoe adjuster assembly (D), and hook the lower return spring (E) on the parking brake shoes.
7. Hook the rod spring (A) or the connecting rod (B) first with the spring end (C) pointing downward. Then hook the rod spring to the parking brake
shoe, and install the connecting rod on the parking brake shoes.
