this is retarded but i need help!
11-07-2007, 02:17 PM
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Well I know on some cars you can do it by going under the car and you should be able to see the cable and linkage in the general area under where it would be inside the car. There is a nut of some sort there that you can tighten and viola. I do not know if it is the same with the Camaro, may have to take off the center console and tighten it up there. I'm sure someone will chime in with a for sure answer soon though, or you could try looking up tech articles on the web. I'm sure there are lots of write-ups on it.
11-07-2007, 06:43 PM
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Take off both rear rotors; inside you'll see the "mini-drum" parking brake mechanism and shoe.
The wheel cylinder for each side is adjustable in that you can spin the little gear dealie on the end counterclockwise to expand the shoe outward. Remember how many turns you did to one side and do the same to the other.
By pushing it out further you're making it engage sooner. Also, while in there you may as well check the condition of the shoe (it might be pretty worn).
The wheel cylinder for each side is adjustable in that you can spin the little gear dealie on the end counterclockwise to expand the shoe outward. Remember how many turns you did to one side and do the same to the other.
By pushing it out further you're making it engage sooner. Also, while in there you may as well check the condition of the shoe (it might be pretty worn).
11-08-2007, 04:26 AM
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my ebrake hasnt been used for anything but parking and i ahve to pull it all the way up to hope it holds on the hilss around my house
has new rotors and when i changed them the pads for the ebrake were hardly worn
has new rotors and when i changed them the pads for the ebrake were hardly worn
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11-08-2007, 03:30 PM
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Take off both rear rotors; inside you'll see the "mini-drum" parking brake mechanism and shoe.
The wheel cylinder for each side is adjustable in that you can spin the little gear dealie on the end counterclockwise to expand the shoe outward. Remember how many turns you did to one side and do the same to the other.
By pushing it out further you're making it engage sooner. Also, while in there you may as well check the condition of the shoe (it might be pretty worn).
The wheel cylinder for each side is adjustable in that you can spin the little gear dealie on the end counterclockwise to expand the shoe outward. Remember how many turns you did to one side and do the same to the other.
By pushing it out further you're making it engage sooner. Also, while in there you may as well check the condition of the shoe (it might be pretty worn).
absolutely no cable adjustment is needed, just follow this guys good directions you will be fine..
11-08-2007, 04:01 PM
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alright alright cool thanks guys. i've been trying to tightening up my ebrake for the longest now and i couldn't figure it out. thanks for the help! i will do this immediately.
11-08-2007, 04:17 PM
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i would then say , you may have stretched your cable, highly unlikely but possible, i guess, pull of the dash and check the point of connection there and then under the car and look for stretched or partly broken cable,,, there shouldnt be too much involved here,
make sure that everything is working properly so i guess take off the rotors and operatae the e brake, and make sure with a friend that both sides are expanding correctly , thats about all i can tell you without looking at it myself
make sure that everything is working properly so i guess take off the rotors and operatae the e brake, and make sure with a friend that both sides are expanding correctly , thats about all i can tell you without looking at it myself
11-08-2007, 05:05 PM
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yeah i am going tonight as well, me and my buddy in his ss..
i think i know you, are you friends with brandon?? and his goat,, and is your car the silver z with that 4000 stall and 373"s
i think i know you, are you friends with brandon?? and his goat,, and is your car the silver z with that 4000 stall and 373"s
11-08-2007, 06:57 PM
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Pewter Z with 4k stall and 3.73s yeah, and Brandon sold that thing a long time ago. He has a 338i now. He has been down there with Tiana's camaro though. He is building a Mustake now.
11-08-2007, 07:10 PM
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my cable has been loose for years now... actually i parked in my parents driveway (which is sloped) one night and came out the next morning and my car was across the street!!!!!! friggin thing rolled down the driveway... I now leave it in gear anytime I park it...
11-09-2007, 01:11 AM
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i just got back i guess you didnt go i took my new stock 02 6 speed car and it did a 8.5. not a bad place to start
11-09-2007, 01:38 AM
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I don't make fun of many people for real so I'm guessing I was ****** with you but still can't think of who you are haha sorry. I know a few people down there with white SS's. Auto car? mods? rims? tires? Also how long ago was this?