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    Parking brake not working

    @Fless When I had it apart last year to replace the parking brake cable, I didn't notice anything unusual about the lever itself. The divot into which the tappet sits seemed fine. What I think may be happening is that once the shoe is removed from the adjuster, there is no pressure keeping the...
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    Parking brake not working

    I agree there is something mechanical missing or not engaged. Back to my main question: Any hints on installing that lever so that it engages properly?
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    Parking brake not working

    Thanks Swath, I'll keep this in mind. I think Fless may be right about a lack of auto adjust with the pedal. I had to replace this a few years back. When I set the parking brake with the wheel drum off, I would have expected to see the adjuster expand as the lever in the backing plate...
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    Parking brake not working

    To be clear, the shoe is adjusted so that there is almost zero clearance between the shoe and drum. This is verified with a parking brake tool. I can see that when the parking brake is set half way, the parking brake lever is pulled 90 degrees from the backing plate. However, the shoes have...
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    Parking brake not working

    I already removed the rotor and checked. The adjustment is good. When depressing the parking brake, it pulls back on the lever, but the shoe hardly expands. The lever is not properly engaging with the tappet.
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    Parking brake not working

    I discovered that the parking brake lever (#4) is not engaging with the tappet (#8) to spread the shoe. I've had this trouble before, but I thought I had it engaged when I last worked on it. Evidently, it hasn't engaged properly for over a year now. It does spread the shoe a little, but not...
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    Rear glass hinge separated from glass

    I finally found a 2006 hatch glass. By the time I'd get the urethane and primer, go through the trouble of regluing it, it was just easier and almost the same cost to replace it. Curious, yow are you getting the new hinge to line up exactly in the right spot? The only way I could see doing...
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    Front wheel hub torque specs?

    ... Which is why the correct torque is important. So if GM says 155, and everyone else says 177, is that a misprint in my FSM? Was it updated? Anyone else with a FSM that can confirm? (2002 Tahoe)
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    Front wheel hub torque specs?

    Sorry to bring up an old thread, but I found another discrepancy in the axle nut torque spec. The 2002 GM Service manual says 155 ft-lbs. All other resources say 177 ft-lbs. Honestly, the 155 seemed low to me so I went with the 177 ft-lbs, but I've seen this discrepancy on the fixya site. Now...
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    Drive with lift glass open?

    Knowing how the hinges are glued to the glass, and knowing how easy it it to actually remove the hatch glass, I think now I would remove the hatch glass in this case. Even the newer style (from 2006), I would still be concerned even though the hinges seem to be more secure. And opening the...
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    New to catch can

    I actually removed my catch can. It may have been the humidity and temperature where I live, but I was getting so much water every few days to week that it would fill up and actually pull milky water into the valve train. It was trapping more water than oil vapour. Not nice. So, if you do...
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    03 z71 Tahoe didn’t stay aligned

    A reputable alignment shop should be checking all these things, including the wishbone bolts. In fact, unless I'm wrong, they have to be loosened to adjust camber. A few years ago I had a shop that left bolts loose. They had already taken me to the cleaners on an issue and I decided it wasn't...
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    Battery Drain

    This little device has worked well for me: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MT4583U?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title By recording voltage continuously, you can see if your alternator is doing enough work to keep the battery charged. Note, you cannot rely on the dash voltmeter to give you an...
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    5.3L cylinder head. Which side should be normal?

    Do you STILL have a coolant leak? Maybe the clean valve train was from a previously fixed leak. If you had any significant amount of coolant in the oil after the change, it would be sludgy, but not milky (if you have Dexcool). The coolant detected in the oil may have been from some remaining...
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    5.3L cylinder head. Which side should be normal?

    This was my first though when I saw your first post. The left side is just too clean. Before going any further with taking things apart, do a coolant pressure test with the valve covers off. This should show where the water is getting in. If it were a small crack, you would see the cleaned...
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