Emergency Brake Adjustment
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Emergency Brake Adjustment
I'm helping someone adjust their emergency brake on a 95 Explorer. We replaced the pads which were completely worn out and the e-brake now has some grip, but not nearly what it should have.
I assume there's an adjustment for the brake cable but I don't know where it is or how to make the adjustment. We can't adjust the shoes any more than their present setting because they'll hit the drum.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
I assume there's an adjustment for the brake cable but I don't know where it is or how to make the adjustment. We can't adjust the shoes any more than their present setting because they'll hit the drum.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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Are these completely drum brakes? or are they disc brakes with a drum for parking brake only?
If they are disc did you remove the rotor and inspect the parking brake shoes? I wouldn't be surprised if the shoes were trashed!
If they are drum brakes you want to adjust the shoes until there is slight resistance on the drum.
If they are disc did you remove the rotor and inspect the parking brake shoes? I wouldn't be surprised if the shoes were trashed!
If they are drum brakes you want to adjust the shoes until there is slight resistance on the drum.
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to get to the ebrake pads on a 95 explorer you have to pull the rotor off once off you will see a little gear which you can turn either way one losens and one tightens the ebrakes (you can get to this gear with out removing your rotor you may actually have to lose it to get the rotor off just remove the wheel and look under with a flash light and a long flat head you can move it)
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