TM 9-2320-280-20-2
7-4. PARKING BRAKE LEVER REPLACEMENT
This task covers:
a. Removal
b. Installation
INITIAL SETUP:
Tools
General mechanic’s tool kit:
automotive (Appendix B, Item 1)
Materials/Parts
Two nut and lockwasher assemblies
(Appendix G, Item 144)
Five locknuts (Appendix G, Item 58)
Cotter pin (Appendix G, Item 17)
Manual References
TM-9-2320-280-10
TM 9-2320-280-24P
Equipment Condition
Wheels chocked and parking brake released
(TM 9-2320-280-10).
Parking brake switch removed (para. 4-19).
Personnel Required
One mechanic
One assistant
a. Removal
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Remove clip (1) and open boot (2) to allow access to clevis pin (4).
Remove cotter pin (7), washer (6), and clevis pin (4) from clevis (5) and bellcrank (3). Discard
cotter pin (7).
Remove nut and lockwasher assembly (9), wiring harness clamp (10), nut and lockwasher
assembly (9). Discard nut and lockwasher assembly (9).
Remove three locknuts (11), washers (12), and capscrews (17) from parking brake lever (8) and
body (20). Discard locknuts (11).
Remove two locknuts (16), washers (15), capscrews (13), washers (14), and parking brake lever (8)
from body (20). Discard locknuts (16).
Remove upper boot (18) from parking brake lever (8).
Remove lower boot (2) from body (20).
b. Installation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
7-10
Install lower boot (2) on body (20).
Install upper boot (18) on parking brake lever (8).
Install parking brake lever (8) on body (20) with two washers (14), capscrews (13), washers (15), and
locknuts (16).
Secure parking brake lever (8) on body (20) with capscrew (19), nut and lockwasher assembly (9),
wiring harness clamp (10), and nut and lockwasher assembly (9).
Secure parking brake lever (8) on body (20) with three capscrews (17), washers (12), and
locknuts (11).
Install clevis (5) on bellcrank (3) with clevis pin (4), washer (6), and cotter pin (7).
Apply parking brake lever (8) and tighten capscrews (13), (17), and (19) to 8 lb-ft (11 N-m).
