Hummer H2. Manual - part 805

Fig. 51: Disconnecting/Connecting Front Park Brake Cable From Park Brake Lever 
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Installation 

1. Connect the front park brake cable to the park brake lever. See Fig. 51 . Install the park brake lever. 

Install the park brake lever mounting nuts. See Fig. 50 . Tighten the nuts to specification. See TORQUE 
SPECIFICATIONS .  

2. Connect the park brake release cable to the park brake lever. Connect the park brake warning lamp 

connector. See Fig. 49 . Install the MID-Bussed Electrical Center bracket. Install the left side hinge pillar 
panel. Connect the negative battery cable.  

3. Enable the park brake cable automatic adjuster. Hold the park brake pedal in the FULL upward position. 

Pull rearward on the front park brake cable until the tension is released from the scribe or nail installed 
through the holes in the pedal assembly. See Fig. 53 . Remove the scribe or screwdriver. Slowly release 
the park brake cable until it returns to its original position. Release the park brake pedal. Lower the 
vehicle. Apply and release the park brake pedal to ensure that there is no binding or sticking.  

PARK BRAKE RELEASE HANDLE ASSEMBLY 

Removal & Installation 

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. Remove the park brake release lever mounting bolt. See Fig. 52 . 

Remove the park brake release lever handle from the knee bolster.  

2. Remove the MID-Bussed Electrical Center from the bracket. Remove the park brake release cable 

housing from the pedal assembly. Remove the park brake release cable from the pedal assembly.  

3. Note the routing of the cable as you remove the park brake release handle assembly from the vehicle.  

4. To install, install park brake release handle assembly to the vehicle. Install the cable using the same 

routing as the original cable. Install the park brake release cable to the pedal assembly.  

5. Install the park brake release cable housing to the pedal assembly. Install the MID-Bussed Electrical 

Center to the bracket. Install the park brake release lever handle to the knee bolster.  

6. Install the park brake release lever mounting bolt. Tighten the bolt to specification. See TORQUE 

SPECIFICATIONS . Connect the negative battery cable. 

CAUTION: Before servicing any electrical component, the ignition key must be in the 

OFF or LOCK position and all electrical loads must be OFF, unless 
instructed otherwise in these procedures. If a tool or equipment could 
easily come in contact with a live exposed electrical terminal, also 
disconnect the negative battery cable. Failure to follow these precautions 
may cause personal injury and/or damage to the vehicle or its 
components. 

 

2004 Hummer H2 

2003-04 BRAKES Disc - Hummer

  

 

2004 Hummer H2 

2003-04 BRAKES Disc - Hummer

  

Fig. 52: Removing/Installing Park Brake Release Lever Mounting Bolt 
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PARK BRAKE SHOES 

Removal 

1. Disable the park brake cable automatic adjuster. Raise and support the vehicle. Hold the pedal in the 

FULL upward position. Pull rearward on the front park brake cable until the pedal drum reaches its full 
reset position. Insert a scribe or the shaft of a thin screwdriver on an upward angle through the hole in the 
front of the pedal assembly, past the retracted pedal drum, and into the hole in the back of the pedal 
assembly. See Fig. 53 . Slowly release the cable.  

2. Raise and support the vehicle. Remove the tire and the wheel. Remove the caliper and mounting bracket 

as an assembly. See BRAKE PADS .  

3. Remove the rotor. See BRAKE ROTOR . Remove the cable from the backing plate by compressing the 

spring to access and depress the locking tabs, pull the cable out of the backing plate, and routing the cable 
through the slot in the backing plate. See Fig. 54 .  

4. Remove the cable from the lever. Remove the axle shaft. See AXLE SHAFTS article in 

DRIVELINE/AXLES. Remove the park brake shoe return springs. See Fig. 55 . Remove the park brake 
shoe anchor springs and pins. See Fig. 56 . Remove the park brake shoes. 

CAUTION: Avoid taking the following actions when you service wheel brake parts: 

DO NOT grind brake linings. DO NOT sand brake linings. DO NOT clean 
wheel brake parts with a dry brush or with compressed air. Some models 
or aftermarket brake parts may contain asbestos fibers which can become 
airborne in dust. Breathing dust with asbestos fibers may cause serious 
bodily harm. Use a water-dampened cloth in order to remove any dust on 
brake parts. Equipment is available commercially in order to perform this 
washing function. These wet methods prevent fibers from becoming 
airborne. 

 

2004 Hummer H2 

2003-04 BRAKES Disc - Hummer

  

Fig. 53: Disabling Park Brake Cable Automatic Adjuster 
Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

 

2004 Hummer H2 

2003-04 BRAKES Disc - Hummer