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Sep 28, 2008 | 02:01 PM

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help me fix my ebrake

Basically, I changed my old worn out rear pads and put in new hawk pads. Now, my ebrake kinda works but I still have to pull the ebrake ALL the way up and even then i can push the car a little.

Im guessing a fix for this would be to tighten the ebrake cable? If so how? I suppose it's simple.

thanks.

If it matters, i have a moser 9in rear.

Sep 28, 2008 | 03:51 PM

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did you try and adjust them? with the rotors off, look on the bottom of the shoes and open them up some

Sep 28, 2008 | 03:56 PM

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I just snapped them in...what do you mean about "opening them up?" Ima go ahead and put in the SS brake lines while im at it then.

Sep 28, 2008 | 04:01 PM

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the adjustment on the bottom just prys the shoe open some more .....just pull rear rotor off and look on the bottom of the shoe....you will see a small disc with notches on it....turn it whichever way that spreads the shoe apart (can't remember which way).....if you open it up too much you might not be able to get rotor on

Sep 28, 2008 | 04:04 PM

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Ill check it out, thanks for the advice!

Sep 28, 2008 | 04:06 PM

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I belive the e-brake is self adjusted.

Sep 28, 2008 | 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 98boxer

I belive the e-brake is self adjusted.

Well I'll let my ebrake know that. Cus its def not self adjusting.

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Sep 29, 2008 | 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by wssix99

You probably changed the rotors too, right? If so, that's why you need to do the e-brake adjustment. (They do not self adjust.) The e-brake pads need to be adjusted to the bore of the new drums in the rotors. Below are links, which may help.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=845856
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=862055

Yes, yes i did! Thanks buddy!!