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Parking park Brake problems no hold slip etc

Hi there genius mechanics!

I have searched and read many of the subjects on this forum, but cant find exactly the answer on my questions so I try to cut in on this subject and hopes somebody have answers on my question.....  :jacked:

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I have an 04 where I have had problem with the parking brake every year at the technical inspection here in Sweden....
Last year I changed the parking brake shoes and managed to go through the inspection with just a "warning"...!

So this year I have had also problem with the rear calipers and went ahead and bought and replaced both rear calipers, both rear discs and also new pads all around the pickup....
I removed and brushed up all parts to the parking brake and lubricated with grease the adjuster and checked all cables.

The parking brake pads looks as new (since I dont use the parking brake...!) so I didnt change them this year....
Mounted all and adjusted as the workshop manual says, as tight as possible without any drag...

I check the parking brake with the car up in the air, and it starts to feel a drag after 3-4 click on the pedal, completely locks the rear (uplifted) after 3-4 more clicks, but here comes my question: I can still push the pedal down, it gets heavier further down but it doesnt get to a full stop anywhere..... Shouldnt it be a completly stop somewhere before I hit the floor?

How does it feel in your pickups (with working parking brake!!  :D ) can you also press down the parking brake pedal after it locks the wheels?

And next question; the brakes dont locks the tires if I drive on gravel and presses the parking brake in a slow speed, but in a Toyota and other "non american" cars they usually locks the tires and leave marks in the gravel.....

I hope there is a experienced owner/mechanic here that can answer my questions...
 
Nope pedal hits floor then stops.
No resistance in it either... crappy design as no feedback.

Parking brake design sucks too...
Shoes do not stay centered in place so end up rubbing on inside of rotor hat and either wear out or cut rotor.

I just removed shoes on mine as safer... and no check here for them either in my state.

YOu need to findd out what you need to pass test and then before test get them to work just that one time....


 
Thank's for your answer, I wish I also could remove the parking brake and drive like that, but here we have it working once a year on the technical inspection....  :(
And I'm getting tired of having to work with this every year...  :E:

ygmn said:
Nope pedal hits floor then stops.
No resistance in it either... crappy design as no feedback.

Parking brake design sucks too...
Shoes do not stay centered in place so end up rubbing on inside of rotor hat and either wear out or cut rotor.

I just removed shoes on mine as safer... and no check here for them either in my state.

YOu need to findd out what you need to pass test and then before test get them to work just that one time....
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check in https://www.chevyavalanchefanclub.com/cafcna/index.php?board=221.0
and sub sections for any info on P arkig brake and brakes that may help.

I know there was a TSB for my 2002 where they added a clip to hel phold shoes centered.... POS did not work..
 
Chevy should have stayed with rear drums - or gone to a rear brake caliper with the parking brake mechanism integrated into it, so that the need for a separate set of brake shoes solely for the parking brake is eliminated.
Why in the jumped-up ------ did they not do this?
I can hop into my F**d Transit mail delivery van and slam on the parking brake...and it holds rock solid.
You'd think GM would've had this figured out for a 7000# truck.
You'd think  :rolleyes:

CarMech1969
 
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