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Parking brake needs adjustment. does not hold very well 2007 solstice

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At Least Once a Year one should perform Parking Brake and Automatic Transmission Park (P) Mechanism Check...

Caution: When you are doing this check, the vehicle could begin to move. You or others could be injured and property could be damaged. Make sure there is room in front of the vehicle in case it begins to roll. Be ready to apply the regular brake at once should the vehicle begin to move.
Park on a fairly steep hill, with the vehicle facing downhill. Keeping your foot on the regular brake, set the parking brake.

• To check the parking brake's holding ability: With the engine running and transmission in NEUTRAL (N), slowly remove foot pressure from the regular brake pedal. Do this until the vehicle is held by the parking brake only.

• To check the PARK (P) mechanism's holding ability: With the engine running, shift to PARK (P). Then release the parking brake followed by the regular brake.
Contact your dealer/retailer if service is required

There is some information in the manual:-

Manual Transmission

Before leaving your manual transmission vehicle, fully press the clutch pedal in, move the shift lever in either FIRST (1) gear or REVERSE (R), and firmly apply the parking brake.

Park Brake Adjustment:-

Preliminary Procedures

1) Remove the front floor console.

2) Cycle the park lever several times. Verify the lever releases fully.

3) Turn the ignition ON. Verify the red BRAKE warning lamp is not illuminated. If the warning lamp is illuminated, verify the following:
3.1. The lever is fully released and against the stop.

3.2. There is not excessive slack in the cables.

3.3. If the warning lamp remained illuminated and there were no visible causes, refer to Symptoms - Hydraulic Brakes.

4) Turn the ignition OFF.

5) Raise and support the vehicle enough to raise the rear tire and wheel assemblies off the ground.


Procedure

1) Ensure the park brake lever is fully released.

2) Loosen the cable tension adjusting nut just enough to back the nut away from the lever cam.

3) Tighten the adjusting nut just until slack in the front cable is removed and the nut rests against the lever cam. The park brake cable adjusting nut is a nylon lock type. Use ONLY HAND TOOLS whenever tightening or loosening the adjusting nut.

4) Cycle the park brake lever several times.

5) With the lever fully released, tighten the adjusting nut just enough to remove slack in the front cable.

6) Raise the lever 1 detent position, then attempt to rotate the rear wheels.
Both sides should require high effort to rotate.

7) Raise the lever 1 more detent, to the second position, then attempt to rotate the rear wheels.
One side should be locked, the other side should require high effort to rotate.

8) Raise the lever 1 more detent, to the third detent position, then attempt to rotate the rear wheels.
Both sides should be locked.

9) Release the park brake lever, then rotate the rear wheels to inspect for drag.
There should not be any drag from the park brake system.

10) Inspect the brake caliper park brake levers to ensure that they are resting against the stops.


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SOURCE: ADJUSTING THE PARKING BRAKE ON A 2007 PONTIAC

This car has self adjusters. They only work when the car moves in reverse and when the brakes are applied. Is that what you needed to know?

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Item Part Number Description 1 2069 Brake Shoe Hold-Down Spring Pin 2 — Rear Wheel Cylinder Retaining Bolt (2 Req'd) 3 — Washer (2 Req'd) 4 — Anchor Pin (Part of 2211) 5 — Wheel Cylinder 6 2028 Brake Shoe Anchor Pin Guide Plate 7 2A637 Parking Brake Lever 8 2296 Brake Shoe Retracting Spring (Short) 9 2296 Brake Shoe Retracting Spring (Long) 10 2200 Rear Brake Shoe and Lining (Secondary) 11 — Washer 12 2106 Parking Brake Lever Pin Retainer 13 — Brake Shoe Adjusting Lever Cable Guide 14 2A642 Primary Brake Shoe Parking Brake Lever Link 15 2A601 Parking Brake Link Spring 16 2068 Brake Shoe Hold-Down Spring 17 2A176 Brake Shoe Adjusting Lever 18 2048 Brake Shoe Adjusting Screw Socket 19 2047 Brake Shoe Adjusting Screw Nut 20 2041 Brake Adjusting Screw 21 2049 Brake Shoe Adjusting Screw Spring 22 2200 Rear Brake Shoe and Lining (Primary) 23 2A178 Brake Shoe Adjusting Lever Cable 24 2211 Brake Backing Plate
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  • Need manual brake adjustment if the adjusters are not operating properly or after the rear brake shoes and linings have been replaced.
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j 21177-A Drum-to-Brake Shoe Clearance Gage

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