How to Adjust the Parking Brake on a 2000 Chevy Suburban

If your 2000 Chevy Suburban's parking brake won't keep the vehicle in place when you engage it, it's time for an adjustment. It's a fairly simple adjustment that you can do right in your home driveway or garage. This will save you from spending money to have a mechanic do it. The great thing about this repair is that it requires no tools. The Suburban has an automatic cable equalizer that takes up the slack in the cable when you do the adjustment.

Instructions

1

Position the Suburban on a hill in a downward-facing direction, but do not put it into park. Hold the suburban in place on the hill using the regular brake pedal. Engage the parking brake by stepping down on it, then release the main brake. Make sure there is nothing in front of your Suburban. If the Suburban starts to slip forward, put your foot on the main brake and disengage the parking brake.

2

Drive to flat ground and put the vehicle into park.

3

Locate the parking brake pedal--it's the pedal on the far left side of the driver's side foot well. It's likely higher than the other pedals. Press down on the pedal to engage the parking brake.

4

Disengage the parking brake by stepping down on the pedal again with your foot.

5

Repeat the above steps three times to allow the equalizer to tighten up the slack in the cable.