Parking Brake Pedal Removal; Parking Brake Pedal Installation; Front Cable Installation; Center Cable Removal And Installation - Pontiac Grand Prix Service Manual

STANDARD BRAKES 5-15
With automatic brake adjusters, a tight cable causes
brake drag and also positions the secondary brake shoe,
hence the adjuster lever, so that it continues to adjust to
compensate for wear caused by the drag. The result is a
cycle of wear and adjustment that can wear out linings
very rapidly.
1. Jack up both rear wheels.
2. Push parking brake pedal five to seven notches from
fully released position.
3. Loosen the equalizer rear lock nut. Adjust the
forward nut until a light to moderate drag is felt when
rear wheels are rotated.
4. Tighten lock nut.
5. Fully release parking brake and rotate rear wheels;
no drag should be present.
PARKING BRAKE PEDAL REMOVAL
NOTE: Remove positive cable from battery to eliminate
the possibility of creating short circuits under dash.
1. Place parking brake pedal in released position.
2. Remove two attaching nuts from mounting studs
located in engine compartment.
3. Remove pedal to dash brace attaching screw.
4. Remove brake pedal switch wire.
5. Remove front cable retainer from clevis.
6. Remove pedal assembly by lowering rear slightly to
avoid scratching instrument panel.
PARKING BRAKE PEDAL INSTALLATION
1. Place pedal in position with the two mounting studs
protruding through the holes provided in the firewall.
2. Position front cable retainer into pedal clevis.
3. Install and tighten pedal to dash brace attaching
screw.
4. Install parking brake switch wire.
5. Install and tighten two attaching nuts on mounting
studs located in engine compartment.
6. Connect positive battery cable.
FRONT CABLE REMOVAL
NOTE: Remove positive cable fiom battery to eliminate
the possibility of creating short circuits under dash.
1. Place parking brake pedal in released position.
2. Remove equalizer check nut, and separate cable
stud from equalizer.
3. Remove clip from cable at inner side of frame rail.
4. Remove end of cable from pedal clevis.
5. Pontiac, Tempest and Grand Prix - Position left
fender and inner fender panel to allow access to cable.
6. Compress expanded conduit locking fingers at toe
pan and withdraw cable from under car.
FRONT CABLE INSTALLATION
1. Position cable and conduit tip through cutout in
firewall. Make sure conduit locking fingers are fully
expanded and secured in cutout, then positioq cable
retainer into pedal clevis.
2. Feed threaded end of cable through frame rail and
secure with retainer on inner side of frame.
3. Replace inner fender panel and left fender.
4. Place one check nut on table stud and insert stud
through equalizer (make sure center cable is in
position), then place check nut on stud.
5. Adjust parking brake as outlined under Parking
Brake Adjustment.
6. Connect positive battery cable.
CENTER CABLE REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
1. Place parking brake pedal in released position.
2. ~ e h o v e equalizer check nut and remove equalizer
from cable.
3. Remove cable from cable guides.
4. Disconnect center cable from rear cables at
connectors.
5. To install, reverse above procedures and adjust as
outlined under Parking Brake Adjustment.
REAR CABLES REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
1. Place parking brake pedal in released position.
2. Remove equalizer jam nut and remove equalizer
from cable.
3. Remove rear cable from connector.
4. Remove retainer from rear cable at frame bracket.
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cable out of bracket.