Indeed to actually release the lever operated parking brake one has to first strip the car right down; and his entails the following, The first step is to take out the center console, this should be followed by the disconnection of the electrical connection for the parking brake lever indicator. Pull the parking brake adjuster rod to the rear to release tension in the parking brake cables and then detach the cables from the equalizer bar. Take out the four nuts connecting the lever with the vehicle and take out the lever, and the process of putting the lever back is the same as the above mentioned process. For the cables, same as above, have to remove the center console and move the carpeting aside to see the parking brake cables. Do it once more: release tension on the cables, unlink them from the equalizer bar, and free the cable grommets and brackets. Lift the car on hydraulic jacks and place on stands, remove them and trace the cable and loosen the cable clip at the rear caliper and slide the cable through the body part. Installation is done in the opposite sequence. In the case of the pedal operated parking braked fully release the parking brake cable and lift the vehicle using the jack stands. Identify the cabling at the front and rear of the vehicle bulkhead on the driver side, using your fingers pull down to give you the required amount of play then disconnect the cabling. Albeit in details: Lower the vehicle, then pry the driver's side door sill and kick panel trim out of its place, then pry off the carpeting to reveal the parking brake cable grommet. Remove the parking brake light switch electrical connector, then evalute seven months, remove the bolt and two nuts that secures the parking brake pedal assembly to the dash, the guide the cable out as you remove the brake pedal and the installation is reverse. Upon installation, take some effort engagement of the parking brake so as to self-adjust the cable tension. For the cables, lift the car once more, disconnect the front from the rear beneath the driver compartment and follow it along the car's contour removing any clamps and brackets you come across. Take off the parking cable guide bolt on the underside and free the parking cable from the rear caliper; do the same for the opposite side. The process of installation is the reverse, then applying, and releasing the parking brake several times to correct the cable tension.