Park Brake Actuator/Adjuster
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 GMC Savana Special, 2002 GMC Savana Camper Special, 2002 GMC Savana, and 2002 Chevrolet Chevy Express. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Uses multiplied input force from apply lever to expand park brake shoe (rear disc, drum-in-hat system), or drum brake shoes toward the friction surface of the drum-in-hat of the rear brake rotor, or the brake drum. Threaded park brake actuators/adjusters are also used to control clearance between the park brake shoe (rear disc, drum-in-hat system), or the drum brake shoes and the friction surface of the drum-in-hat (of the rear brake rotor), or the brake drum.