2005 Buick Rainier Parking Brake Cable

You should place the park brake lever in the full release position, raise and suitably support the vehicle, pull the parking brake cable equalizer toward the rear of the vehicle, place a locking plier with protected jaws on the cable to hold the cable in an extended position, lower the vehicle, rotate the self-adjust clip into the lock position with a flat-bladed tool, raise the vehicle, remove the locking plier from the park brake cable, lower the vehicle, partially raise the park brake lever, stopping before the self-adjust clip activating on the mount bracket tab, insert a flat-bladed tool behind the self-adjust clip and twist the tool 90 degrees to raise the self-adjust clip over the mount bracket tab and raise the handle until it is fully applied and remove the screwdriver.

You should lower the park brake lever, raise the park brake lever, lift the park brake lever boot to gain access to the multiplier lever at the front of the parking brake lever assembly, pivot the multiplier lever up and down 3 times, cycle the park brake lever up and down three times for auto adjustment and lower the park brake lever boot.

You should disable the park brake automatic adjuster, raise and support the vehicle, remove the rear propeller shaft, and the park brake cables, install a pole jack with a block of wood under the fuel tank, remove the shield for the fuel tank, and the rear support bracket from the fuel tank, allow access to the rear park brake cable retainer above the fuel tank, remove the park brake cable retaining nuts, the park brake cable, the park brake retaining bracket bolt and the park brake retainer, depress the retaining clips for the parking brake cable, remove the park brake from the mounting bracket and the park brake cable from the actuator, push the park brake cable through the frame toward the inside from the vehicle and remove the park brake cables from the vehicle.