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BRAKE SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR 2000 Cadillac Escalade AUTOMOBILES
Includes anti-lock brakes, disc, drum, power and hydraulic brake services diagnostics and procedures for domestic and imported 2000 Cadillac Escalade cars and light trucks from 1990+.
Drum Brakes -> Brake Service -> Astro, Bravada, S & T Series & Safari -> Aztek -> C & K Series -> Duo-Servo -> G Series -> Installation -> Montana, Silhouette, Trans Sport & Venture -> P Series -> Removal -> Single-Servo -> Tracker
Vehicle: 2000 Cadillac Escalade 5.7 V8 GAS
C & K Series
Duo-Servo
Removal
- Raise and support vehicle.
- Mark relationship of wheel to hub, then remove tire and wheel assembly.
- On models equipped with full-floating axles, remove hub and drum assembly as described in "Drive Axles."
- On models equipped with semi-floating axles, proceed as follows:
- Install pin into park brake lever.
- Mark relationship of drum to axle.
- Remove rear brake drum retainers, as required.
- Remove rear brake drum.
- On all models, remove return springs and shoe guide, Fig. .
- Remove brake hold down springs and pins.
- Disconnect actuator lever and pivot.
- Remove lever return spri...
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BRAKE SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR 2000 Cadillac Escalade AUTOMOBILES
Includes anti-lock brakes, disc, drum, power and hydraulic brake services diagnostics and procedures for domestic and imported 2000 Cadillac Escalade cars and light trucks from 1990+.
Disc Brakes -> Delco Single Piston Sliding Caliper -> Troubleshooting -> Brake Rattle -> Brake Roughness Or Chatter; Pedal Pumping -> Caliper Brake Fluid Leak -> Excessive Pedal Effort -> Excessive Pedal Travel -> Heavy Brake Drag -> No Braking Effect When Brake Pedal Is Depressed -> Pull, Uneven Or Grabbing Brakes -> Rear Brakes Locking On Application
Vehicle: 2000 Cadillac Escalade 5.7 V8 GAS
Excessive Pedal Travel
- Worn brake linings.
- Disc pads knock back after cornering or rough road travel.
- Piston and linings not properly seated or positioned.
- Insufficient fluid in system.
- Loose wheel bearing adjustment.
- Damaged or worn caliper piston seal.
- Improper booster pushrod adjustment.
- Pads out of flat more than .005 inch.
- Rear brake automatic adjusters inoperative.
- Improperly ground rear brake shoes.
Brake Roughness Or Chatter; Pedal Pumping
- Excessive lateral runout of rotor.
- Rotor excessively out of parallel.
Excessive Pedal Effort
- Frozen or seized pistons.
- Brake fluid, oil or grease on ...
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BRAKE SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR 2000 Cadillac Escalade AUTOMOBILES
Includes anti-lock brakes, disc, drum, power and hydraulic brake services diagnostics and procedures for domestic and imported 2000 Cadillac Escalade cars and light trucks from 1990+.
Power Brake Units -> Bendix Brake Booster -> Precautions -> Battery Ground Cable
Vehicle: 2000 Cadillac Escalade 5.7 V8 GAS
Battery Ground Cable
Prior to service, dis...
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BRAKE SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR 2000 Cadillac Escalade AUTOMOBILES
Includes anti-lock brakes, disc, drum, power and hydraulic brake services diagnostics and procedures for domestic and imported 2000 Cadillac Escalade cars and light trucks from 1990+.
Disc Brakes -> Delco Single Piston Sliding Caliper -> Brake System Bleed
Vehicle: 2000 Cadillac Escalade 5.7 V8 GAS
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BRAKE SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR 2000 Cadillac Escalade AUTOMOBILES
Includes anti-lock brakes, disc, drum, power and hydraulic brake services diagnostics and procedures for domestic and imported 2000 Cadillac Escalade cars and light trucks from 1990+.
Hydraulic Brake Systems -> Description -> Hydraulic Control Valves -> Master Cylinder
Vehicle: 2000 Cadillac Escalade 5.7 V8 GAS
Master Cylinder
Some vehicles use a conventional tandem master cylinder with two hydraulic pistons operating in-line. The primary piston controls the front brake system and the secondary piston controls the rear brake system.
Other models use a master cylinder that operates the same as the conventional master cylinder, but also incorporates a quick take-up feature in the rear chamber to reduce excessive pedal travel which may result from increased fluid displacement required to move the low drag caliper piston out against the rotor.
The quick take-up uses a spring-loaded ball check val...
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BRAKE SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR 2000 Cadillac Escalade AUTOMOBILES
Includes anti-lock brakes, disc, drum, power and hydraulic brake services diagnostics and procedures for domestic and imported 2000 Cadillac Escalade cars and light trucks from 1990+.
Disc Brakes -> Delco Single Piston Sliding Caliper -> Precautions -> Brake Disc Service -> Brake Lines & Linings -> Brake Roughness -> General
Vehicle: 2000 Cadillac Escalade 5.7 V8 GAS
Brake Lines & Linings
Remove one of the front wheels and inspect the brake disc, caliper and linings.
Do not allow any oil or grease on the linings. It is recommended that linings be replaced in sets when worn or damaged.
If the caliper is cracked or fluid leakage through the casting is evident, it must be replaced as a unit.
Brake Roughness
The most common cause of brake chatter on disc brakes is a variation in thickness of the disc. If roughness or vibration is encountered during highway operation or if pedal pumping is experienced at low speeds, the disc may have excessive thickness v...
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