Q: How to replace the right rear parking brake cable on Buick LaCrosse?
A: Tire removal together with the rear assembly will start the procedure to replace the right rear Parking Brake Cable. Separate the cable from the equalizer component at the rear suspension support assembly. With the help of the Parking Brake Cable release tool (J 37043) you should press the retaining tabs that control the Parking Brake Cable closest to the equalizer. To perform the next step remove the caliper guide bolts from the rear brake bracket before sliding both caliper and the Parking Brake Cable end through the wheel opening. The caliper needs to be rotated with the convex side facing downward before aligning the lower guide pin hole and installing the guide pin bolt which will support the caliper assembly through the upper guide pin hole in the caliper bracket. You must rotate the Parking Brake Cable end within the caliper lever to see one of its three retaining tabs. Use a screwdriver to push through this tab while you guide the cable elbow toward the vehicle front for removing the cable end through the caliper lever opening. Take out the Parking Brake Cable that is installed on the vehicle. To install the new Parking Brake Cable users should position it into the vehicle and should fit the cable end fitting into the caliper lever which requires appropriate seating of locking tabs. Push the opposite end of the cable to enter the wheel opening until it reaches the rear support assembly. Put the caliper guide bolt aside initially before installing the brake caliper into position correctly while tightening the guide bolts to 34 n.m (25 lb ft). Fasten the equalizer stud to the equalizer nut from the equalizer assembly and use it to reduce cable length at the equalizer. Proceed by installing the tires and wheels on the rear before lowering the car for parking brake adjustment.
Q: How to Remove and Install the Parking Brake Cable on a Buick Enclave?
A: You need to raise the vehicle for changing the front parking brake cable. The first step involves slackening the locknut on the park brake cable by the equalizer followed by disconnecting the front cable from the rear cable. The J 37043 (Parking Brake Cable Release Tool) enables front cable extraction from its bracket when the locking tabs on the cable conduit are compressed. The removal process starts by taking out the left instrument panel insulator panel with the addition of removing the driver side front carpet retainer and extracting both nuts and the driver footrest. Accessibility to the front park brake cable routing clip requires lifting the driver floor carpet so you can disable the cable attachment to the park brake pedal clevis by removing the clip from the floor stud. Uninstall the conduit cable assembly while depressing the locking tabs on its attachment point. The front new park brake cable assembly must be placed in position with the park brake pedal clevis connected to complete the process while verifying full tab engagement on the conduit. Pass the cable through the floor before seating the grommet while attaching the routing clip to its floor stud. The new driver floor carpet with footrest installation should include torquing the 2 nuts to 10 Nm (89 lb in). The park brake warning indicator switch electrical connector should be reconnected then the driver side front carpet retainer and the left side instrument panel insulator panel must be reinstalled. Complete the front park brake cable installation by connecting it to the bracket through engaged conduit locking tabs before connecting and final adjustment of the park brake.
Q: How to replace the front parking brake cable on Buick Regal?
A: 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.