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Removal Procedure

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    Fig 1: Park Brake Cable Replacement
    GM1696065Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  1. Raise the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle .
  2. Pull down on the intermediate brake cable (4) to relieve the tension.
  3. Lift up on the rear tab (3) to remove the intermediate brake cable (4) from the front brake cable (2).
  4. Fig 2: Identifying Cable-To-LH Rear Control Arm Retaining Bolt
    GM1527974Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  5. Remove the park brake cable retaining bolt from the right rear control arm.
  6. Fig 3: Identifying Park Brake Cable, Right Rear Frame Bracket & Connector
    GM1527106Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  7. Remove the brake cable (14) from the connector (15).
  8. Using the J 37043  , remove the park brake cable from the retaining bracket (13). See Special Tools .
  9. IMPORTANT: In the following service procedure, push the inner cable forward to gain enough inner cable to remove it from the actuator.
  10. Remove the cable end (11) from the actuator.
  11. Using the J 37043  , remove the brake cable (12) from the mounting bracket. See Special Tools .