OEM Chevrolet Equinox Parking Brake Cable

Chevrolet Equinox Parking Brake Cable Parts and Q&A

• Rear Cable
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  Q: How to replace the rear parking brake cable on Chevrolet Equinox?

  A:

  The front floor console must be removed first before starting the replacement of the parking brake rear cable. Full release of the park brake lever must happen before adjusting the nut until no tension exists in the cable system. Access the rear park brake cables and body pass-through grommets by moving the carpet forward after removing its retainers in the back. Release the park brake lever first before detaching the relevant rear cable attachment from the cable equalizer. Also remove the back fitting mount from the support bracket on the lever. The first step should include folding tab sections along the park brake cable routes on the floor interior and unmounting the rear body grommet where the cables pass through. Lift the vehicle up then support it and uninstall the rear tire together with wheel assembly. The technician should remove two bolts which secure the park brake cable-to-underbody retainer and park brake cable retainer at the lower suspension Trailing Arm. Pull the cable out of the vehicle underbody opening while advancing the inner cable and spring both toward the front. The j 37043 (Park Brake Cable Release Tool) facilitates removal of the park brake cable from its mounting bracket. Place the locking tabs of the cable in position correctly on the mounting bracket before installing the park brake cable into the bracket. Insert the inner cable forward onto the park brake actuator while guiding the spring against the mounting bracket. Reinstall the rear wheel and tire combination before penetrating the cable through its underfloor opening. Then connect the park brake retaining bracket to the lower Trailing Arm of the rear suspension. Fasten the lower Trailing Arm bolt to its position at the park brake cable retainer and tightening it to 12 nm (106 lb in). The park brake cable pass-through grommet should be fastened to the vehicle underbody opening then a park brake cable should be installed to the underbody retainer while also tightening the bolt to 25 nm (18 lb ft). Drop the car down then use retaining tabs to fix the cable fitting on the park brake lever bracket correctly. Attach the cable end to the cable equalizer before placing the park brake cable along the routing tabs that run along the vehicle interior floor and secure everything by folding the tabs over the cable. You should complete the procedure by repositioning carpeting before installing rear carpet retainers and adjusting the park brake cable tension and finally reinstalling the front floor console.
• Front Cable
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  Q: How to replace the Parking Brake Cable Front on Chevrolet Equinox?

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  Begin the replacement procedure of the Parking Brake Front Cable by elevating and sustaining the vehicle. Turn loose the park brake cable locknut at the equalizer until cable tension drops before disconnecting the front cable from the rear cable connection. Remove the front park brake cable from the park brake cable bracket on the body by compressing the locking tabs on the cable conduit through use of the J-37043 (Parking Brake Cable Release Tool). The left body hinge pillar trim panel must be removed to expose the front park brake cable routing clip during the process of releasing it from the floor stud. First separate the front park brake cable pass-through grommet and eliminate the connection of the front park brake cable to the park brake pedal clevis . You can remove both the front park brake cable from its pedal assembly by pressing on locking tabs of the cable conduit before taking out the complete front park brake cable assembly. Begin by mounting the front park brake cable assembly and attaching its terminal to the park brake pedal clevis . Secure the cable at the park brake pedal assembly with special consideration for engaging all locking tabs on the cable conduit. Follow this procedure to run the front park brake cable through the floor while seating the grommet followed by installing the routing clip that connects to floor stud and driver floor carpet. Close the left side body hinge pillar trim panel after connecting its electrical warning indicator switch. The last step involves mounting the front park brake cable onto the body bracket followed by ensuring proper locking engagement of the cable conduit tabs then linking the cable with the rear brake component before park brake adjustment.