Abstract: A drum-in-hat park brake assembly for a vehicle wherein first and second brake shoes are retained and aligned on a backing plate by first and second pins. The first and second shoes are moved into engagement with a drum by a force applied to an actuator by a cable assembly. The backing plate is characterized by a flange having a slot therein and the cable assembly is characterized by a cable with a fitting on a first end that has a stem with an annular rib thereon. The stem passes is passed through the slot while the annular rib engages the flange to limit the movement of the first end of the cable toward the actuator and to limit the movement of the first end toward the actuator mechanism to prevent the lever from being axially moved past a position of rest and change the radial alignment between the first and second brake shoes and the backing plate by the action of a release spring.