How to Make Parking Brake Adjustments in an Oldsmobile Alero

Make these easy parking brake adjustments to your Oldsmobile Alero and make your car safer. Save time and money when you make the adjustments at home instead of taking your car to the mechanic. Adjust your Oldsmobile Alero parking brake when the car does not stay in park or rolls when on a hill. Use this adjustment technique on car years 1999 through 2005.

Instructions

1

Raise your Oldsmobile Alero off the ground using jacks. Support the vehicle with jack stands.

2

Pull up on the parking brake lever. Then release the parking brake lever to the floor. Repeat these steps six times.

3

Confirm that the parking brake releases completely by pushing down on it until it reaches the lowest position.

4

Turn your Oldsmobile Alero ignition to "ON" and verify if the parking brake light is off. Locate the parking brake light on your dashboard which says "BRAKE."

5

Take the parking brake lever and pull up on it until it clicks four times or you can count four notches.

6

Raise the rear of the Oldsmobile Alero using your jack and support the both rear wheels using the jack stands.

7

Verify that the wheels do not turn when you pull the parking brake up to four notches or clicks. Release the parking brake and verify the wheels are able to spin freely now.

8

Lower your Oldsmobile Alero using the jack and remove the jack stands from underneath the car.