Gonna try this one - DIY Parking Brake Adjustment
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Who knows, I bought mine used. For All I know the prevoius owner may have liked driving with it on. They are drum style e-brakes and if they are self adjusting, they may just wear over time. That may explain why the cable needs constant tensioning to avoid rattling.
Maybe a tech has a better explanation.
Maybe a tech has a better explanation.
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Car got inspected this morning, no problems whatsoever. (Did I tell you recently that I now have 107k on this car? Anyway, I discovered in TX that for rear-wheel cars, the parking brake only needs to hold the car in place in idle, and front-wheel drive cars get a little accelerator to make sure it passes the test.
I am pretty sure my previous pads could have passed if I had figured out the adjuster correctly on the passenger side. Oh well, like I said, only $40 and 4 hours of my time.
I am pretty sure my previous pads could have passed if I had figured out the adjuster correctly on the passenger side. Oh well, like I said, only $40 and 4 hours of my time.
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you probably have the same problem I did deadboy. Someone previously replaced the rotors and didn't pay attention when replacing them. They didn't line up the access hole, so you'll have a hole in the rotor but all you see is steel behind it. Only way to fix is to remove the rotor and reposition it properly. Hope that helps
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Got to love this forum!
My parking brakes need slight adjustment, so I thought I would do a quick search here to see what's involved before I climb underneath and have to figure the system out. Lo and behold, here it all is with illustrations! pretty simple procedure, I actually expected something a lot more complicated.
Kudos to this forum, it's the best!!! Thanks to all you guys who contribute here.
My parking brakes need slight adjustment, so I thought I would do a quick search here to see what's involved before I climb underneath and have to figure the system out. Lo and behold, here it all is with illustrations! pretty simple procedure, I actually expected something a lot more complicated.
Kudos to this forum, it's the best!!! Thanks to all you guys who contribute here.
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