E Brake Adjustment?
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Big Tap
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I did a little research on All Data last night and was able to find out something that might help me out. Turns out you can adjust the cable tension from near the actual pedal, underneath the car. It's a two person job according to the site, but it's doable. I'm hoping that the cable might have come a little loose or stretched and this adjustment will work, cause if not, I'm gonna have to pull apart the whole ass end for a stupid parking brake.
tybardy
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hey if that works, take good notes and do a write up on the forum, i for one would benifit from that info
warrlac
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This was not a good design.
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Big Tap
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Damn, this thread got brought back from the dead. It is sort of a poor design, but it really wasn't all that bad to do. Only took a few hours. Could probably do it a lot faster after having done it once.
bottomline2000
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my emergency brake has never worked and it always pass inspection. good thing the people here don't know what they are doing....lol..in case of emergency downshift and look for bushes i guess.
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after looking at mine,it doesn't seem to even pull the cable. wtf?!
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after looking at mine,it doesn't seem to even pull the cable. wtf?!
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Big Tap
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If I remember right, mine didn't either. I believe there is a wheel somewhere near the rear calipers that you can turn to tighten the cable up. Mine were down to the metal when I replaced them. Replaced the shoes and tighten up the cable and it works like a champ now.
mine worked for about 3000 miles... adjsuted them for the trip to WDW in June.
but i never use it and when I did go to use it again it didnt; work anymore.
Dunno why the installed one assembly upside down where invariably it will vibrate down and wear the pads.
Oh yeah I do... it saved $3.00 per vehicle.
What I did was put the foot pedal partly on, adjust them till the rotor just barely wouldn;t clear and then release the parking brake and re-assemble it.
Absolute shit design though, especially having one inverted just to avoid needing mirrored parts.
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BTW I think I detailed that in my Stickied brakes thread. (DIY SECTION)
but i never use it and when I did go to use it again it didnt; work anymore.
Dunno why the installed one assembly upside down where invariably it will vibrate down and wear the pads.
Oh yeah I do... it saved $3.00 per vehicle.
What I did was put the foot pedal partly on, adjust them till the rotor just barely wouldn;t clear and then release the parking brake and re-assemble it.
Absolute shit design though, especially having one inverted just to avoid needing mirrored parts.
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BTW I think I detailed that in my Stickied brakes thread. (DIY SECTION)
KMV77
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My ebrake decided to stop working when the brake material broke away from the shoe. I swapped new ones and adjusted them fine. Wasnt too bad. The one piece design was definitely different though.
Brick
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My Ebrake are crap. I don't live in a hilly area, but sometimes I still need to use em. Guess I will just tackle that when I replace my brakes. Gonna search for Eagles thread now. Thanks guys
