How do you adjust the parking brake?

2003 GMC ENVOY
90,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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MICHMIK1
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how do you adjust the parking brake? it's easier than normal to pull the handle, and they do not work. it has disk brakes in the rear.

thank you
Jun 28, 2008 at 8:46 PM
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KASEKENNY
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These are a little harder to adjust because it requires you to remove the rear rotors.

Here is a guide that will help with this:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/parking-brake-shoe-replacement

You will find the info from the manual below on how to adjust these. Please run through this and let us know if you have other questions.

Thanks
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