OEM 2003 Buick Rendezvous Parking Brake Shoe

2003 Buick Rendezvous Parking Brake Shoe Parts and Q&A

• Q: How to replace the parking brake shoe on a rear disc on 2003 Buick Rendezvous?

  A: You should start the Parking Brake Shoe replacement procedure for rear disc systems by raising the car and supporting it while you take off the tire and wheel assemblies. Release the tension inside the equalizer assembly and then proceed to remove both the rear caliper bracket along with the rear rotor. Begin the installation by detaching the rear park brake cable from its bracket at the rear wheel then separating the park brake cable return spring from the combination of park brake actuator with the rear wheel bracket. The combination of backing plate and park brake cable bracket and park brake actuator forms one unit that needs removal from the rear hub assembly. Remove first the two retainers along with the park brake cable bracket from the park brake actuator. Next separate the park brake shoe from its actuator by removing the shoe and actuator from the backing plate. Combining the park brake shoe with the actuator allows for its installation onto the backing plate. Set the assembly over the rear hub before installing the park brake cable bracket and both retainers while concluding with installation of the rear hub. Join the rear park brake cable to its bracket at the rear wheel location while adding the park brake cable return spring to bracket and actuator assemblies at the rear wheel. Place rear rotors along with rear caliper brackets on the vehicle before reattaching rear tire and wheel assemblies. After conclusion of these steps, perform the park brake system adjustment before lowering the vehicle.