Description And Operation; System Description; Special Tools And Equipment - GMC chevrolet camaro 2000 Service Manual

5-96 Park Brake
Description and Operation
System Description
Park Brake System
The park brake system for this vehicle has been
changed and now contains the "drum in hat" parking
brake system instead of the previous system which
relied on the disc brake caliper tor parking brake
system operation. The park brake system allows a
mechanical application of the rear parking brake shoes
to the inner rotor surface by pulling the park brake
lever. When the park brake system is applied,
the effort with which the brake lever is moved is
transmitted by the cables to the brake levers which
force the rear brake shoes outward against the
inner rotor surface. As the brake shoe lining wears the
park brake system must be manually adjusted to
prevent excessive hand lever travel.
Park Brake lever
This vehicle is equipped with a self-adjusting park
brake lever. This mechanism automatically' takes up
any slack in the cables and provides the correct
amount of tension in the cables when the system is
released. The park brake cables cannot be manually
adjusted. When operating correctly, the rear park
brake actuator applies force to the rear brake shoe and
forces it against the inner rotor surface. When the
parking brake lever is released, the parking brakes will
fully return to their mechanical stops eliminating any
drag on the brake rotor.
Park Brake Cables
The park brake system uses the following
three separate cables:
• The front cable
• The left rear cable
• The right rear cable
Brakes
The left and. right rear cables are joined to the. front
cable at the park brake cable equalizer. This vehicle is (
equipped with coatectpark brake cables . .The cable
is coated with a plastic material which slides over the
plastic seals inside the conduit end fittings. The
plastic material coating is for corrosion protection, and
reduced park brake effort.
BRAKE Warning lamp
• The red BRAKE warning lamp illuminates when
the ignition switch is in the ST ART position
and the park brake lever is applied or is not fully
released.
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The park brake warning switch is located on the
park brake lever.
" The park brake lever will ground the BRAKE
warning lamp circuit and cause the BRAKE
warning lamp to illuminate.
Special Tools and Equipment
Illustration
Tool Number/Description
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J 37043
Parking Brake Cable
Release Tool
157368
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