LEMON Manuals: Even more car manuals for everyone
Home >> Oldsmobile >> 1996 >> Eighty-Eight Base >> Repair and Diagnosis >> Brakes >> Mechanical - Hydraulic >> Disc Brakes & Drum Brakes >> Adjustments >> Parking Brake

Parking Brake

NOTE: If brakes have been serviced, parking brake must be adjusted to prevent premature brake wear.
  1. Adjust rear brake shoes. See REAR BRAKE SHOES under ADJUSTMENTS  . Apply parking brake to 6 clicks (ratchets) and release. Do this 5 times.
  2. To ensure parking brake pedal is fully released, turn ignition on. BRAKE indicator light on instrument panel should be off. If light is off, go to next step. If light is on, verify pedal is fully released and pull front parking brake cable downward to remove slack.
  3. Raise and support vehicle. At parking brake cable adjuster, rotate adjuster nut until a 1/8" (3.2 mm) drill bit can be inserted through access hole into space between shoe web and parking brake lever. See Figure . Cable is adjusted when a 1/8" (3.2 mm) drill bit will fit into space, but a 1/4" (6.4 mm) drill bit will not fit.
  4. Apply parking brake to 1 click. Wheels should not turn when trying to turn wheels forward by hand. Wheels should drag or not turn when trying to turn wheels in reverse direction by hand. Release parking brake. Ensure wheels rotate freely. Install access hole plugs. Lower vehicle.
scientia non olet · About LEMON Manuals