The smell of hot brakes and the rear wheels almost too hot to touch was a good indication that the parking brake was stuck again. I had cleaned the parking brake struts and levers last year with the sand blaster and greased the pin, this lasted only a year.
I probably should have bought new OEM plated parts for it like I did with CRD #1, but geeze it was $60.00 a wheel for the parts THAT I could only find at the Jeep dealership, I tried to economize.

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TWO Identical 2005 Liberty Sport CRDS
#1 CRD, 174,000 miles. Eco tune, Samco hoses. Mobil1 0-40w used since day one
#2 CRD 143,000 miles. Bought used (unknown history) with 100,000 miles. Samco hoses.
Eco tune, new rockers, and 5 volt glow plugs installed at 124,000 miles

Do you use the parking brake? I mean more then once a month. Is the adjuster window grommet still in place? That missing without constant use and cleaning can lead to a bad parking brake.Also not washing the brakes adds to the problem,just use a high pressure wand and spary between the rotor and backing plate at least once a month will keep the corrosion down with constant use of the P brake,can be washed easily with the wheels still on.

I use the parking brake every time the jeep is parked.
It would pretty impossible to clean and lube the offending parts without removing the rear rotors to access the parking brake hardware.
Out of sight, out of mind, until trouble appears.

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TWO Identical 2005 Liberty Sport CRDS
#1 CRD, 174,000 miles. Eco tune, Samco hoses. Mobil1 0-40w used since day one
#2 CRD 143,000 miles. Bought used (unknown history) with 100,000 miles. Samco hoses.
Eco tune, new rockers, and 5 volt glow plugs installed at 124,000 miles

Easy to clean,I do it every sunday and never take a wheel off.Same parking brake design as yours and zero failure in 3 years and used daily(and hold my 6000lbs KJ on a steep incline).

jeepdan I don't know what parts you needed but it's my understanding that the parking brake assembly for the KJ is the same for the 3.7L gasser as for the CRD. If so O'Reilly's price for a parking brake kit (Part # H7328 whick excludes pads) is $21.99 and it appears to do both wheels. I suspect NAPA and other good parts stores have similar kits.

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Sold to LOST member my 05 Ltd, GDE Stg II turbo + TCM tune, SunCoast TC w. Transgo kit, Steiger window regulators, Samcos, Fumoto valve, 2nd gen filter head with Lub. Spec. bleeder, Hayden clutch & 11 blade fan, inverted spare, P-1 battery, BF Goodrich Long Trail TAs, Etecno1 glow plugs, timing belt at 50K miles/8 yrs

You might clean it every Sunday, but have you ever taken the rear rotors off?
The parking brake is inside of a drum or "hat brake"

Thanks papaindigo, The two parts that I have had trouble with; the lever that the cable connects to, and the strut that the lever pivots on do not come in a hardware/service kit that I have found, only from dealer.

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TWO Identical 2005 Liberty Sport CRDS
#1 CRD, 174,000 miles. Eco tune, Samco hoses. Mobil1 0-40w used since day one
#2 CRD 143,000 miles. Bought used (unknown history) with 100,000 miles. Samco hoses.
Eco tune, new rockers, and 5 volt glow plugs installed at 124,000 miles

Yes I know where and how the parking brake works,and yes I've had the rear rotors off many times for other work.Spraying between the back of the rotor and the front of the backing plate will clean the inside of the rotor hat and the parking barkes themselfs and will drain out nicely also.

OK,
Thanks for the advice.

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TWO Identical 2005 Liberty Sport CRDS
#1 CRD, 174,000 miles. Eco tune, Samco hoses. Mobil1 0-40w used since day one
#2 CRD 143,000 miles. Bought used (unknown history) with 100,000 miles. Samco hoses.
Eco tune, new rockers, and 5 volt glow plugs installed at 124,000 miles