Park Brake Cable Automatic Adjuster: Disabling
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada, 2002 GMC Envoy XL, 2002 GMC Envoy, and 2002 Chevrolet TrailBlazer. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Place the park brake lever in the full release position.
- Raise and suitably support the vehicle.
- Pull the park brake cable equalizer toward the rear of the vehicle and place a locking plier with protected jaws on the cable to hold the cable in an extended position.
- Lower the vehicle.
- Rotate the self-adjust clip into the lock position with a flat bladed tool.
- Raise the vehicle.
- Remove the locking plier from the park brake cable.
- Lower the vehicle.
- Partially raise the park brake lever, stopping prior to the self-adjust clip activating on the mount bracket tab.
- Insert a flat bladed tool behind the self-adjust clip and twist the tool 90 degrees to raise the self-adjust clip over the mount bracket tab.
- Raise the handle until it is fully applied and remove the screwdriver.