How to Adjust the E Brake?
How to Adjust the E Brake? Ok new hawk pads rear and front, but my E brake wont lock up the back tires? Adjustment would definitly solve that. How do I go bout that? Any comments or How to's? Thanx Guys,
Take the rear rotors off and you will see an adjustment wheel between the two shoes. Tighten it up a little and put the rotor back on. Keep doing this until the rotor won't go back on, then back the adjustment off till it slides back on.
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There is also an adjustment in the cable. You have to get under the car, it is right above the driveshaft. The 2 cables come together in a turnbuckle with a long threaded shaft.
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Verdad Gallardo Ok finally sloved this. SInce the E brake is self adjusting. I took apart the console and inspected the assembly. The main spring that makes the adjustments is worn and loose, so it doesnt adjust all the way. The spring basiclly brings the brake sprocket back to the required notch. I went to a local general spring company and found a spring same size twice as strong. Its working like new.. By the way I saw nothing that could be adjusted under the car or in the rear calipers.......!!!!!!!!!!
Looks like my E brake woes are over........
locking the tires finally again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Looks like my E brake woes are over........
locking the tires finally again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
I'll take some pics and post lata....but all you need to do is remove the center console and look for the e brake handle there is only 1 large spring on it. With the E brake in the down position u can tell the spring needs to pull back more on the sprocket. Just goto a local sping shop and have them match it and replace it....I'll try to get pics soon.. Good luck
The adjustor above the driveshaft is hard to see. Just follow the 2 cables from each wheel to the point that they join together under the car. The 2 cables attach to a metal bracket and on the other end is a single metal cable which goes through the tranny tunnel sheetmetal to the hand brake mechanism. That's the main cable adjustment should the cables stretch or something.
There should be an adjustment on the brake drums as well, but I haven't looked at them yet. That should be where you adjust how closely the shoes are to the drum built inside the rear disc.
I'm glad you found your problem. I never knew that spring could get weak and cause your particular problem. Thanks for the heads up.
There should be an adjustment on the brake drums as well, but I haven't looked at them yet. That should be where you adjust how closely the shoes are to the drum built inside the rear disc.
I'm glad you found your problem. I never knew that spring could get weak and cause your particular problem. Thanks for the heads up.
drum what drum? we are talkin about 4 wheel disc brakes here.. and yes i followed the cable and unlike old school setups where it can be adjusted with a bracket our setup is diffrent. The only place for any lag unless the cable is damaged is the mechanism on the handle, with that said always check the sprocket where the cable comes in....in my case the spring that adjusts the cable was laggin, so the sprocket didnt catch as many teeth and the brakes werent clamped down hard enough.
On the LS cars, the rear discs have little drums built into them as well as little shoes. That's what the parking brake mechanism is. The outer disc is what the regular brakes use to stop the car.
These little drums are adjusted just like a full size drum rear brake.
The 2 cable into 1 device is called an equalizer.
These little drums are adjusted just like a full size drum rear brake.
The 2 cable into 1 device is called an equalizer.
Last edited by JasonWW; Feb 7, 2005 at 12:32 AM.
According to my Haynes manual, the cables shouldn't ever need adjusting in their service life. If the rear shoes are ever replaced, then the drum adjuster has to be reset. That's not your situation, though. I guess that's why no one has a problem or even knows how to adjust the cables.
Apparently that (pretension) spring by the handle going soft is what caused your self adjusting mechanism to get out of whack.
The equalizer under the car shows not to have an adjustment in this book, but I swear I saw a long threaded rod in which it could be adjusted under an actual car several months ago. Just like the old school cars used. Maybe I was thinking of a different car.
Now I guess I'm going to have to crawl up under my own car to satisfy my curiosity. Thanks.
Apparently that (pretension) spring by the handle going soft is what caused your self adjusting mechanism to get out of whack.
The equalizer under the car shows not to have an adjustment in this book, but I swear I saw a long threaded rod in which it could be adjusted under an actual car several months ago. Just like the old school cars used. Maybe I was thinking of a different car.
Now I guess I'm going to have to crawl up under my own car to satisfy my curiosity. Thanks.
I just remembered I had this pic already loaded for another subject. If you look in the center, there is a small drum surface.
Sometimes people have trouble removing the rear rotors because they forget to turn off the parking brake or else they get rusted into place.
Sometimes people have trouble removing the rear rotors because they forget to turn off the parking brake or else they get rusted into place.
