2001 yukon XL parking brake

[NMPastor]

Another issue on a NU-2-U vehicle.

The parking brake on this vehicle does not hold on anything but flat surface. Is there any automatic adjustment available on this vehicle? Is it truly a 2-man, put-it-on-a-lift deal, like AllData says?

 

[ScottyBoy]

My parking brake was the same way when I bought my Suburban. I had it at the dealer getting the rear end repaired, and while they had everything apart they offered to replace my parking brake shoes for $80 (parts and labor). He said he was discounting the labor charge by 75% since they had most of it apart anyway to repair the rear end. At first I declined, but after searching and seeing how much the parking brake shoes actually cost, I decided to have them do it. My parking brake has grabbed pretty good for the past few years now.

 

[electro]

Each rear wheel has a shoe.

Each rear wheel has a star shaped adjustment dial inside the bore of the rear rotors. Which opens the shoe wider putting the pad surface closer to the inside bore of the rotor.

By pushing the parking brake pedal you pull the cable tighter.

The cable starts as one and then splits Into two at the equalizer nut located under drivers side frame rail. Than heads to right and left rear brake mechanisms.

You most likely need to raise rear and remove tires, calipers and rotors on each side of truck. Widen he shoes and put the rotor back on.

If the rotor won't go on slightly narrow the shoe using the star shaped adjustment dial.


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---------- Post added at 12:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:37 PM ----------

I did that to the point I had to hammer my rotor on. Now my parking brake. Just barley holds on a hill.

If my pedal pulled everything just a smudge further it would preform much better. However, my equalizer nut is bottomed out.

I think my metal cable has stretched.


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[electro]

Do parking brake cables stretch????

My truck is actually holding now.

I literally had to hammer my rotors onto the hub...They went with equal tapping of the hammer in 360 degree fashion around the rotors face. (Not braking surface FYI, but the face the lugs protrude through.

 

[ccapehartusarmyINF.(ret)]

my tahoe parking break also doesnt work and have yet to figure it out
good thing i live in phoenix were its not much of an issue
the mechaninc my perents were takin it to said someone drove around with in on for awhile before they noticed it and burnt it up ?
hmm