Chevrolet Cobalt Service & Repair Manual: Parking Brake Service

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Parking Brake Equalizer Cable, Replace

1. Remove center console.
2. Remove adjuster nut and cables from equalizer, Fig. 1.
3. Place parking brake lever to highest position.
4. Lift equalizer cable over parking brake indicator switch and swing forward. Pull cable down and out of parking brake lever.
5. Reverse procedure to install. Adjust parking brake cable.

Parking Brake Cable, Replace

Camaro

1. Raise and support vehicle.
2. Remove exhaust muffler intermediate heat shield.
3. Remove fuel tank heat shield.
4. Pull rear park brake cable equalizer forward and disengage front park brake cable from equalizer.
5. Release rear park brake cable ferrules from retaining bracket.
6. Push cable ferrules rearward to release.
7. Release rear park brake cables from two retainers on fuel tank.
8. Release rear park brake cables from retainer on each side of rear suspension cradle.
9. Disconnect rear park brake cable eyes from park brake actuators.
10. Release rear park brake cable ferrules from suspension knuckles.
11. Push cable ferrules forward to release.
12. Remove rear park brake cable assembly.
13. Reverse procedure to install.

Cobalt

Front
1. Raise park brake lever and unsnap park brake boot from console.
2. Lift up on rear of console compartment to release retaining fasteners.
3. Lift console compartment and push park brake boot through opening in compartment.
4. Slide console compartment over park brake lever.
5. Release park brake cable tension.
6. Remove park brake cable adjuster nut and washer, Fig. 2.
7. Disconnect rear park cables from front park brake cable equalizer, then remove front park brake cable by pulling rearward.
8. Reverse procedure to install. Adjust parking brake cable as outlined in Adjustments.
Rear
1. Raise park brake lever and unsnap park brake boot from console.
2. Lift up on rear of console compartment to release retaining fasteners.
3. Lift console compartment and push park brake boot through opening in compartment.
4. Slide console compartment over park brake lever.
5. Release park brake cable tension.
6. Remove rear lower seat cushion.
7. Release rear edge of carpet from retainers.
8. Place carpeting forward to access rear park brake cables.
9. With park brake lever released, remove rear brake cable from equalizer.
10. Release rear cable from retainer on park brake lever, then pass through grommet.
11. Raise and support vehicle.
12. Remove rear tire and wheel assembly.
13. Remove rear brake shoes.
14. Release park brake cable retainer from drum brake backing plate, Fig. 3.
15. Release rear cable to underbody retaining clip and park brake cable from clip, Fig. 4.
16. Release C-shaped retainer from park brake cable at bracket and remove cable, Fig. 5.
17. Reverse procedure to install. Adjust parking brake cable as outlined in Adjustments.

Malibu

1. Ensure parking brake is fully released.
2. Remove console as follows:
  a. Remove console upper trim plate.
  b. Remove right and left side trim panels.
  c. Remove bolt covers using a suitable screwdriver.
  d. Remove console attaching bolts, then the console.
3. Remove rear carpet as follows:
  a. Remove front seats, then rear seat cushion.
  b. Remove front and rear carpet retainers, then the lower center pillar molding.
  c. Remove body lock pillar molding, then rear carpet.
4. Remove right or left rear park brake cable from console park bracket and front park brake cable equalizer, Fig. 6.
5. Raise and support vehicle.
6. Remove the plastic retainer clips from body, Fig. 7.
7. Remove the cable from the bracket.
8. Remove rear tires.
9. Remove rear parking brake cable retainer bolt.
10. Remove rear parking brake cable from caliper park brake lever
11. Lower vehicle, then remove plastic retainer clips from stud.
12. Remove parking brake cable and pass-through grommet from body, then the cable.
13. Reverse procedure to install noting the following:
  a. Reverse procedure to install. Adjust parking brake cable as outlined in Adjustments.

Parking Brake Shoes, Replace

1. Raise and support vehicle, then remove rear tire and wheel assemblies.
2. Remove rear caliper to rear axle control arm bolts and support caliper aside.
3. Remove mounting screw and rotor.
4. Remove return springs, parking brake shoes and hold-down retainers.
5. Remove parking brake shoes and adjuster.
6. Reverse procedure to install. Adjust parking brake as outlined in Adjustments.

Fig. 1 Parking brake equalizer cable removal

Fig. 2 Park brake cable removal. Cobalt

Fig. 3 Park brake cable retainer removal. Cobalt

Fig. 4 Park brake cable removal. Cobalt

Fig. 5 Cable assembly removal. Cobalt

Fig. 6 Parking brake assembly. Malibu

Fig. 7 Retainer clip and bracket. Malibu

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