Make adjustments to your parking brakes on your Dodge Ram when you replace or disconnect the tensioner or a cable for service, or if your vehicle starts to slip down the slope when the parking brake is on. Use this technique for your Dodge Ram years 1997 to 2000.
Raise your Dodge Ram rear wheels in the air using a jack and support the rear wheels with jack stands. Fully release the parking brake and verify the rear wheels spin freely.
Press in on the parking brake pedal now and make sure it presses to the fullest position towards the floor of the vehicle.
Crawl underneath your Dodge Ram and locate the tension rod in the middle of the vehicle. Mark the tension rod 1/4 in or 6.35mm from the edge of the tension bracket.
Tighten the adjuster nut with your wrench or pliers until the mark you made on the tension rod is even with the tension bracket or until you can no longer see the mark.
Release the parking brake pedal and verify that the rear wheels spin freely.
Lower your Dodge Ram using the jack and removing the jack stands from the rear wheels.
