2008 Cadillac DTS Parking Brake Shoe

You will need to raise and support the vehicle, remove the tire and the wheel, pull down on the front park brake cable and remove the front park brake cable from the connector, then remove the park brake cable from the brake caliper lever, remove the rear brake caliper, the rear brake caliper bracket, and the brake rotor, next turn the adjustment screw to the full home position in the notched adjustment nut, and remove the park brake shoe assembly by sliding the shoe towards the retaining spring until the shoe disengages from the spring.

You may need to clean the debris and the dust from the park brake components, align the slots in both the adjusting screw and tappet to be parallel with the backing plate face, align the slots in both the adjusting screw and tappet to be parallel with the backing plate face, position the park brake shoe on the inboard side of the actuator, slide the parking brake shoe into position and seat into the retaining spring, then inspect the shoe assembly position, adjust the park brake shoe, install the brake rotor, the rear brake caliper bracket, the rear brake caliper, and the park brake cable, connect the front park brake cable to the connector, connect the front park brake cable to the connector, install the tire and wheel, finally lower the vehicle.