Emergency Brake not holdin
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Emergency Brake not holdin
I just tried my e-brake for the first time since I got it and it does not hold the vehicle, I bought the vehicle used and due to it being automatic ive never really needed to use the e-brake. All my brake pads are fine with a lot of life left, my question is are there brake shoes on the rear wheels as well as pads or are they adjustable some how, haven't really pulled anything off yet but just wanted to ask first. Thanks in advance.
Re: Emergency Brake not holdin
rear disks as far as I know. There would be an adjustment for the p-brake cable. Try looking it up on the service manuals on the forum.xd9-g19 wrote:I just tried my e-brake for the first time since I got it and it does not hold the vehicle, I bought the vehicle used and due to it being automatic ive never really needed to use the e-brake. All my brake pads are fine with a lot of life left, my question is are there brake shoes on the rear wheels as well as pads or are they adjustable some how, haven't really pulled anything off yet but just wanted to ask first. Thanks in advance.
the shoes are in the rear disc "hats".
There's no way you could wear them out unless you intentionally drove around with the e-brake on for a LOOONG time. And kept engaging it ever little while. Look up at the pedal. there's a 10mm nut on a threaded cable end. Tighten it. don't go nuts, or you'll have tension on it all the time and will be dragging the brakes. The last guy probrably just loved stomping on the pedal as hard as he could.
There's no way you could wear them out unless you intentionally drove around with the e-brake on for a LOOONG time. And kept engaging it ever little while. Look up at the pedal. there's a 10mm nut on a threaded cable end. Tighten it. don't go nuts, or you'll have tension on it all the time and will be dragging the brakes. The last guy probrably just loved stomping on the pedal as hard as he could.
adjust this...
I adjusted my ebrake with a 10mm here:xd9-g19 wrote:thanks will have to check that out.
right above the foot brake
yup! looks good! it's a bit of an extreme close up 
but it looks like you got it! hows it working?
If you ever do your rear brakes and take the rotor off, you can slacken off the cable and adjust up your brakes with the star-wheel, that way you have all the adjustment from the beginning again. You can actually do this with the rotor on, but it's a pain if you go too far.
but it looks like you got it! hows it working?If you ever do your rear brakes and take the rotor off, you can slacken off the cable and adjust up your brakes with the star-wheel, that way you have all the adjustment from the beginning again. You can actually do this with the rotor on, but it's a pain if you go too far.
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