GM 15242626
Parking Brake Cable, Driver Side

Customers should start with disconnecting the left side instrument panel insulator before removing the left side carpet retainers and the lower center pillar trim panel on the left side. Secure access to the parking brake cable by lifting the carpet after which you should extract it from the park brake cable guides. Start by correctly raising the vehicle before supporting it properly. Then disconnect the parking brake cable from its connection at the equalizer. Proceed to take out the front cable when the car is lowered and the cable button end is removed from the parking brake lever clevis. The new front cable installation process includes feeding it into the vehicle before attaching it to the parking brake lever. Fasten the cable button inside the lever clevis while adding the cable button assurance clip. Reraise the vehicle and properly stabilize it before tightenting the equalizer nut to remove cable slack before you lower the vehicle. Fitting the parking brake cable should be done through the park brake cable guides then reinstall lower center pillar trim panel to the left side before adding left side carpet retainers and left side instrument panel insulator. Finally, adjust the parking brake.

A vehicle support system plays a crucial role when replacing the left side parking brake rear cable (J65). Start this replacement by removing the tire and its supporting components at the rear section. The rear suspension support assembly equalizer should have its cable disconnected. Depress the retaining tabs on the Parking Brake Cable through its proximity to the equalizer using Parking Brake Cable release tool (J 37043). You need to remove the rear brake caliper guide bolts before separating the caliper from its bracket position. The Parking Brake Cable needs to pass through the wheel opening following the removal of its loose end. Place the caliper with the convex side pointed downward until the lower guide pin hole matches with the upper guide pin hole of the bracket. After inserting the caliper guide pin bolt through the lower guide pin hole of the caliper it should extend into the upper guide pin hole of the bracket to stabilize the assembly. Adjust the Parking Brake Cable end within the caliper lever to show one of the three retainers through the lever opening. A screwdriver enables you to tilt the caliper lever while depressing the tab through its window allowing cable end removal through the caliper lever. Take out the Parking Brake Cable that is inside the vehicle. Install the Parking Brake Cable inside the vehicle by seating the cable end fitting into the caliper lever at its proper position. Pass the cable end from wheel opening to reach the rear support assembly. The brake caliper requires placement at the correct position before tightening both guide bolts to 34 n.m (25 lb ft). The equalizer stud requires installation to the equalizer nut before cable slack becomes taken up at the equalizer assembly. Put the rear wheel and tire on then lower the car before adjusting the parking brake system.

Drum brake system replacement of rear parking brake cables starts with properly supporting the vehicle then raising it off the ground. Output the rear tire and wheel while you relieve tension from the park brake cable at the equalizer. The rear cable installation requires disconnecting it from the front cable using a specific method. Right rear cable users should separate the cable from its clip while left rear cable users need to fully detach the equalizer nut from the equalizer stud that forms part of the left rear cable. As a next step you must detach the rear Brake Drum followed by divorcing the park brake cable from the park brake lever. With the aid of Parking Brake Cable release tool (J 37043) practitioners should extract the rear park brake cable from the backing plate before removing the cable from the vehicle. The installation process requires placing the rear park brake cable into the backing plate followed by connecting it to the park brake lever and front cable while routing right rear cable into the clip and left rear cable needs the equalizer stud to connect with the equalizer nut. Complete the brake adjustment and install the Brake Drum then put on the rear tire and wheel followed by vehicle lowering.

The procedure to replace the front parking brake cable begins with instrument panel insulator removal of the left side followed by left side carpet retainers and lower center pillar trim panel on the left side removal. You need to pull back the carpeting to reach the parking brake cable which should be extracted from its cable guides. The first step requires raising the vehicle properly while providing adequate support before unstowing the brake cable at the equalizer. Lowering the vehicle allows you to remove first the cable button end from the parking brake lever clevis after which you remove the front cable from the vehicle. The front cable should be inserted into the vehicle before being connected to the parking brake lever. Fitted correctly position the cable button within the lever clevis while using the cable button clip for attachment. Raise the vehicle next and adjust its proper height before securing the equalizer nut to remove cable slack. Lower the vehicle down afterward. The open end of the parking brake cable needs to be threaded through the guides before putting back the carpeting and installing lower center pillar trim panels and carpet retainers on the left side together with the instrument panel insulator. Finally, adjust the parking brake.

A proper procedure to replace the parking brake cable on left or right rear involves first properly raising and supporting the vehicle. Detach the parking brake cable at the equalizer by loosening it then separate it before removing the parking brake equalizer. The vehicle maintenance process begins by removing the parking brake cable from the vehicle after first separating it from both the mounting bracket and the actuator lever. Place the new cable correctly then connect it between the actuator lever and mounting bracket. The retaining pin should be installed first while the equalizer nut needs to be secured tightly to eliminate excess cable slack. Finish the procedure by adjusting the parking brake configuration according to needs and lowering the vehicle.

You must disconnect the left side instrument panel insulator together with the left side carpet retainers and the lower center pillar trim panel on the left side before beginning front parking brake cable replacement. The removal of parking brake cable from the park brake cable guides can be achieved through the carpet fold-back procedure. Before beginning raise the car and place it on appropriate support. Then disconnect the parking brake cable at the equalizer location. First lower the vehicle down then detach the cable button end of the parking brake lever clevis before you take out the front cable. To install the front cable students must place it inside the vehicle then fasten the parking brake lever with the cable button in the clevis position before adding the assurance clip. After the vehicle reaches proper height pass it through its support position and fasten the equalizer nut to minimize cable slack. Finish by lowering the vehicle down. After guiding the parking brake cable through its respective guides you should secure the carpeting then put back the lower center pillar trim panel and left side carpet retainers and left side instrument panel insulator. Finally, adjust the parking brake.

Install the equalizer stud to the equalizer nut and take up the cable slack at the equalizer.

Begin by raising and suitably supporting the vehicle, then remove the rear tire and wheel.

Adjust the park brake by turning the nut on the equalizer while spinning both rear wheels; when either rear wheel starts to drag, back off the nut one full turn.

Disconnect the cable from the clip.

Use the J37043 to remove the cable from the support bracket (for disc brakes) or the backing plate (for drum brakes).

Begin by raising and suitably supporting the vehicle.

Insert the front cable into the vehicle as noted during removal.

Check that the BRAKE indicator lamp is off.

Remove the cable retaining pin from the support bracket and take out the park brake cable.

Fully remove the equalizer nut from the equalizer stud, which is part of the left rear cable.

Position the new park brake cable into the support bracket and install the cable retaining pin.

Lower the vehicle and remove the cable button end from the parking brake lever clevis.

Raise and support the vehicle appropriately.

Insert the front cable into the vehicle and connect it to the parking brake lever.

The left side carpet retainers and the lower center pillar trim panel on the left side.

Install the park brake cable to the actuator lever.

Connect the cable to the clip.