Replace rear parking brake shoes

[btj_z71]

Background - Pushing the parking brake pedal to the floor just barely engages the parking brake.  Need to either adjust or replace or both.

 

Two questions I have - 

1) Can the parking brake on the 2014 Silverado be adjusted?

 

2)  Are only the shoes needing to be replaced or is there a full hardware kit I need to find as well?  The parts diagram on gmparts.com only has the shoes listed as part of the rear brake assembly.

 

Do yall have a video link for the how-to onthe adjustment and/or replacement?

[Paintor]

Adjuster is on drivers side, under your door. Look for cable on the frame and the adjusting nut.

 

Spray it with WD40 or some kind of penetrating solvent the day before you try adjusting it. Your truck is 5, might be a little rusty.

 

You should not need a video. There are 2 cables going to rear axle. 1 cable from your parking brake pedal. They meet at the adjuster. If you give it slack...no brake. Tighten slack...the pedal can apply brake.

 

Chock your wheels while you are working on it, on flat level ground.

 

Don’t be surprised if the adjusting nut ...snaps off and breaks your adjusting cable. And you have to buy a new cable set. Made in China.

 

 

[silveradosid]

there is an adjuster for the brake shoes inside, just like old drum brakes, i didnt look  but there is probably a plug on the dust shield you can remove to access it