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Removal Procedure

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Tools Required: 

J 37043  Parking Brake Cable Release Tool. See Special Tools and Equipment .

NOTE: Handling the parking brake cables during service requires extra care. Damage to the nylon coating reduces the corrosion protection. If the damage area passes through the nylon coating, increased parking brake effort could result. Avoid contacting the protective coating with sharp-edge tools or the sharp surfaces of the vehicle underbody.
    Fig 1: Location Of Drive Shaft
    GM746665Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  1. Disable the park brake automatic adjuster. Refer to Disabling the Park Brake Cable Automatic Adjuster .
  2. Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.
  3. Remove the rear propeller shaft. Refer to Propeller Shaft Replacement - Rear in Propeller Shaft.
    4. Fig 2: Locating Park Brake Cable Equalizer
    GM778141Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  4. Remove the park brake cables from the parking brake equalizer.
    5. Fig 3: Removing Park Brake Cable Using Parking Brake Cable Release Tool
    GM796017Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  5. Using the J 37043  (1), remove the park brake cable. See Special Tools and Equipment .
    6. IMPORTANT: When serving the left park brake cable, the fuel tank DOES NOT have to be removed.
  6. Install a pole jack with a block of wood under the fuel tank.
    7. Fig 4: Locating Fuel Tank Shield
    GM730787Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  7. Remove the shield for the fuel tank. Refer to Fuel Tank Shield Replacement (TrailBlazer, Envoy) or Fuel Tank Shield Replacement (TrailBlazer EXT, Envoy XL) in Frame and Underbody.
  8. Remove the rear support bracket from the fuel tank.
    9. IMPORTANT: When performing this service procedure, the fuel tank will only drop about four inches when supported by the pole jack. It is not necessary to lower the fuel tank any further than that.
  9. Lower the fuel tank to allow access to the rear park brake cable retainer above the fuel tank.
    10. Fig 5: Removing/Installing Park Brake Cable Retaining Nuts
    GM777355Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  10. Remove the park brake cable retaining nuts from the underbody mounting studs.
    11. Fig 6: Removing/Installing Park Brake Cable At Park Brake Cable Retainers (Left Rear Shown)
    GM777353Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  11. Remove the park brake cable from the park brake cable retainers, left rear shown.
    12. Fig 7: Locating Park Brake Retaining Bracket Bolt At Frame
    GM777399Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  12. Remove the park brake retaining bracket bolt from the frame.
  13. Remove the park brake retainer from the frame, left rear shown.
  14. Depress the retaining clips for the parking brake cable.
  15. Remove the park brake from the mounting bracket.
    16. Fig 8: View Of Parking Brake Cable
    GM777351Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  16. Remove the park brake cable from the actuator.
  17. Push the park brake cable through the frame toward the inside from the vehicle.
  18. Remove the park brake cables from the vehicle.
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