LEMON Manuals: Even more car manuals for everyone
Home >> Chevrolet >> 2001 >> Venture Base, Van Passenger >> Repair and Diagnosis >> External Pages >> Different car >> Section 38 (Disc Brakes & Drum Brakes) >> Removal & Installation >> Park Brake Shoes >> Removal

Park Brake Shoes: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Pontiac Montana, 2002 Oldsmobile Silhouette, and 2002 Chevrolet Venture. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Raise and support the vehicle. Remove the rear wheels and tires. Relieve the park brake system tension at the equalizer assembly.
  2. Remove the rear caliper bracket. See FRONT BRAKE CALIPER BRACKET  . Remove the rear rotor. See REAR BRAKE ROTOR  . Disconnect and remove the rear park brake cable from the bracket at the rear wheel. See REAR PARK BRAKE CABLE  .
  3. Disconnect the park brake cable return spring from the park brake actuator and bracket at the rear wheel. Remove the rear hub. The rear hub, backing plate, park brake cable bracket, and park brake actuator will be removed as an assembly.
  4. Remove the 2 retainers and the park brake cable bracket from the park brake actuator. See Fig 1 . Position the rear hub aside. Remove the park brake shoe and actuator from the backing plate. See Fig 1 . Separate the park brake shoe from the actuator.
Fig 1: Identifying Park Brake Shoe Components
G00307632Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
scientia non olet · About LEMON Manuals