bigal13

hi

i have fitted new parkbrake shoes and adjusted them BUT when i went to adjust the cable the screw was all the way up as far as it goes

how do i adjust the cable??

or do i need to replace the cable ??

or is there a way to shorten the cable ??

for any help

Danno

There's a little round cylinder between the parking-shoes. It holds them apart is the adjuster. There's a little spiked wheel on this cylinder and it shortens or increases the cylinder's length. Looks like someone increased it at one point to make up for the wearing shoes. So just turn the adjuster to shorten the cylinder and you'll be fine.

bigal13

hi

i have adjusted the shoes at the drum and they are fine its the parkbrake cable that i cant adjust due to it been adjusted up as far as it goes

so i need to shorten it somehow as the parkbrake leaver is at the last notch before the brake starts to hold

can the cable be shortened or do i have to replace it??

Danno

So are you saying the cable-adjuster is fully tight or fully loose? Pull back on the carpeting behind the parking-brake lever and you'll see the cable. There's a locknut and adjustment nut on the threaded end of the cable. Loosen the locknut and turn the adjuster (yes, 1/3rd turn at a time, thanks Hanz and Franz engineers! ). Tighten the adjuster down the cable to make the lever grab earlier. Loosen the adjuster up the cable to make the lever grab later. Don't forget to tighten the locknut at the very end.

bigal13

hi


the adjuster is fully tight

so what are my options now??

Mike1982

I know that I NEED to replace my cable because it is over streched. Any tips on to do it? I have appt. to take it in, but if I can replace it myself without much problem it would be worth it.