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# SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE SEC. 5 REVISED PARKING BRAKE ADJUST.

#### SUBJECT: SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE - SECTION 5 AND 5C - REVISED SERVICE PROCEDURE FOR PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT

#### VEHICLES AFFECTED: 1991-92 "C AND H" MODELS

This bulletin revises the "Parking Brake Adjustment" procedure for the 1991-92 "C and H" models.

Please update your Service Manual(s) accordingly.

1991 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE; 1992 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SE, BONNEVILLE SSE/SSEI ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following includes revisions to "Parking Brake Adjustment" in Section 5C, page 5C-7, of the 1991 Pontiac Bonneville Service Manual, and Section 5, page 5-20, of the 1992 Pontiac Bonneville SE and Bonneville SSE/SSEI Service Manuals. The figures referenced in the following procedure refer to figures in your service manuals. Please update your service manuals accordingly.

#### PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT

Figures 1 and 11 (1991 Bonneville Service Manual) Figure 16 (1992 Bonneville SE Service Manual) Figure 15 (1992 Bonneville SSE/SSEI Service Manual)

#### Tools Required:

1/8 inch drill bit 1/4 inch drill bit

#### Adjust

1. Adjust rear brakes; refer to SECTION 5C.

2. Apply and release parking brake five times to 10 clicks. Release park brake pedal.

3. Check park brake pedal for full release by turning ignition to 'ON' and checking the "BRAKE' warning lamp. The light should be off. If the light is on and the brake appears to be released, operate pedal release lever and pull downward on the front parking brake cable to remove slack.

4. Raise vehicle and suitably support. Refer to SECTION OA.

5. Remove access hole plug in rear brake backing plates.

6. Adjust park brake cable until a 1/8-inch drill bit can be inserted through access hole into space between shoe web and park brake lever. Satisfactory adjustment is indicated when a 1/8- inch bit will fit into the space, but a 1/4-inch bit will not.

7. Apply park brake to four clicks, and check rear wheel rotation. When you try to rotate the wheels by hand in a forward direction, they should not move; in a rearward direction, they should drag or not move.

8. Release park brake and check for free wheel rotation.

9. Reinstall access hole plugs.

10. Lower vehicle.

1991 OLDSMOBILE EIGHTY-EIGHT; 1992 OLDSMOBILE EIGHTY-EIGHT, NINETY-EIGHT ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following includes revisions to "Parking Brake Adjustment" in Section 5C, page 5C-7, of the 1991 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Service Manual, and in Section 5, page 5-20, of the 1992 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight and Ninety-Eight Service Manuals. The figures referenced in the following procedure refer to figures in your service manuals. Please update your service manuals accordingly.

#### PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT

Figures 1 and 11 (1991 Eighty- Eight Service Manual) Figure 16 (1992 Eighty-Eight Service Manual) Figure 15 (1992 Ninety-Eight Service Manual)

#### Tools Required:

1/8 inch drill bit 1/4 inch drill bit

#### Adjust

1. Adjust rear brakes; refer to SECTION 5C.

2. Apply and release parking brake five times to 1 0 clicks. Release park brake pedal.

3. Check park brake pedal for full release by turning ignition to "ON" and checking the "BRAKE" warning lamp. The light should be off. If the light is on and the brake appears to be released, operate pedal release lever and pull downward on the front parking brake cable to remove slack.

4. Raise vehicle and suitably support. Refer to SECTION OA.

5. Remove access hole plug in rear brake backing plates.

6. Adjust park brake cable until a 1/8-inch drill bit can be inserted through access hole into space between shoe web and park brake lever. Satisfactory adjustment is indicated when a 1/8- inch bit will fit into the space, but a 1/4-inch bit will not.

7. Apply park brake to four clicks, and check rear wheel rotation. When you try to rotate the wheels by hand in a forward direction, they should not move; in a rearward direction, they should drag or not move.

8. Release park brake and check for free wheel rotation.

9. Reinstall access hole plugs.

10. Lower vehicle.

1991 BUICK LESABRE; 1992 BUICK LESABRE, PARK AVENUE/PARK AVENUE ULTRA --------------------------------------------------------------------- The following includes revisions to "Parking Brake Adjustment" in Section 5C, page 5C-7, of the 1991 Buick LeSabre Service Manual, and in Section 5, page 5-20, of the 1992 Buick LeSabre and Park Avenue/Park Avenue Ultra Service Manuals. The figures referenced in the following procedure refer to figures in your service manuals. Please update your service manuals accordingly.

#### PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT

Figures 1 and 11 (1991 LeSabre Service Manual) Figure 16 (1992 LeSabre Service Manual) Figure 15 (1992 Park Avenue/Park Avenue Ultra Service Manual)

#### Tools Required:

1/8 inch drill bit 1/4 inch drill bit

#### Adjust

1. Adjust rear brakes; refer to SECTION 5C.

2. Apply and release parking brake five times to 10 clicks. Release park brake pedal.

3. Check park brake pedal for full release by turning ignition to "ON" and checking the "BRAKE" warning lamp. The light should be off. If the light is on and the brake appears to be released, operate pedal release lever and pull downward on the front parking brake cable to remove slack.

4. Raise vehicle and suitably support. Refer to SECTION OA.

5. Remove access hole plug in rear brake backing plates.

6. Adjust park brake cable until a 1/8-inch drill bit can be inserted through access hole into space between shoe web and park brake lever. Satisfactory adjustment is indicated when a 1/8- inch bit will fit into the space, but a 1/4-inch bit will not.

7. Apply park brake to four clicks, and check rear wheel rotation. When you try to rotate the wheels by hand in a forward direction, they should not move; in a rearward direction, they should drag or not move.

8. Release park brake and check for free wheel rotation.

9. Reinstall access hole plugs.

10. Lower vehicle.

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