Parking Brake ADJ
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From: BC, Canada
The cable itself has no adjustment.
Do you have rear drums or discs? If you have drums you should probably adjust the rear brakes. If you have discs they have a seperate set of brake shoes in a small drum inside the disc and there is a star wheel adjuster in there.
Do you have rear drums or discs? If you have drums you should probably adjust the rear brakes. If you have discs they have a seperate set of brake shoes in a small drum inside the disc and there is a star wheel adjuster in there.
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Joined: Aug 2002
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From: BC, Canada
There is a slot for adjusting the park brakes like on any old drum brake system. Pop out the rubber plug on the backing plate and adjust.
I think it might be a good idea to pull the rear brakes apart though and check the park brake shoes. I've seen quite a few of them fall apart lately. The linings delaminate and come off the shoes.
I think it might be a good idea to pull the rear brakes apart though and check the park brake shoes. I've seen quite a few of them fall apart lately. The linings delaminate and come off the shoes.
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Joined: Jun 2003
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From: Everett, Washington
When adjusting the disc parking brake, I learned the hard way that you don't adjust them as you did your old drum brakes. With the inner drum setup on a disc brake, turn the star adjuster all the way until the shoes lock the wheel from turning, then back it out a turn or two. This seats the shoes evenly. If you just adjust it until you feel the shoe touch the drum, you will probably not have both shoes adjusted.
