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A method of adjusting the tension in a park cable brake system including the acts of providing a brake actuation lever, a connector clip having a first end and a second end, and including a shear member having a shear failure force positioned between the first and second ends of said connector clip,

A method of adjusting the tension in a park cable brake system including the acts of providing a brake actuation lever, a connector clip having a first end and a second end, and including a shear member having a shear failure force positioned between the first and second ends of said connector clip, a brake assembly, a front cable strand having a first and second ends, the first end attached to the brake actuation lever, and the second end engaging the shear member on the connector clip, a rear cable strand having a first end and a second end, the first end attached to the second end of the connector clip and the second end attached to the rear brake assembly, and tensioner means attached in a tension force transmitting relationship with the front cable strand and the rear cable strand. The method further includes the acts of tensioning the front and rear cable strands with the tensioner means to break the shear member. In addition, the method can include the act of actuating the brake lever to break the shear member.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A method of adjusting the tension in a park cable brake system comprising the acts of:providing a brake actuation lever, a connector clip having a first end and a second end, and including a shear member having a shear failure force, positioned between the first and second ends of s

[ I claim:] [1.] A method of adjusting the tension in a park cable brake system comprising the acts of:providing a brake actuation lever, a connector clip having a first end and a second end, and including a shear member having a shear failure force, positioned between the first and second ends of said connector clip, a brake assembly, a front cable strand having a first and second ends, the first end attached to the brake actuation lever, and the second end engaging the shear member on the connector clip, a rear cable strand having a first end and a second end, the first end attached to the second end of the connector clip and the second end attached to the rear brake assembly, and tensioner means attached in a tension force transmitting relationship with the front cable strand and the rear cable strand;tensioning said front and said rear cable strands with said tensioner means; andbreaking said shear member.