Daedalus26

I have a 2012 997.2 The parking brake does not engage until about 7 clicks, I'd like it work around 4 clicks. How do I adjust it?
Thanks

semicycler

Try this for a 997.1 - adjusting the parking brake shoes: http://workshop-manuals.com/porsche/...n/adjustments/

Adjusting the parking-brake shoes
This includes: Checking the free play of the parking-brake lever and adjusting the parking-brake shoes. The parking-brake cable cannot be adjusted (automatic cable adjustment).

Checking free play of parking-brake lever
The parking-brake shoes must be adjusted if the parking-brake lever can be pulled up by more than 5 teeth or more than 10 teeth through application of medium force without producing a braking effect. 10 teeth applies to parking-brake levers with a modified/refined tooth system (introduction in standard production in February 2006).

Information
The first version of the parking-brake levers has a total of 12 teeth (index/last two digits of part number are less than 50). The modified version (refined tooth system as of February 2006) has 20 teeth.

Verboden

I adjusted mine a few weeks ago. A couple of hints. The "adjustment fixture" looks like a toothed gear and is most easily seen if you look though the lug hole at an angle (position you eye towards the center of the hub.

If you are working on the drivers side, my adjuster was at the 3 oclock position. Reverse for passenger.

Push a screwdriver into the vent slats of the rotor to rotate the brake to position the lug hole to get at the adjuster. You can rotate by hand but will get filthy and contaminate the rotor surface a little.

da Vinci Dan

Reviving this thread as i am having the same issue.

My question: which direction do you "move the adjustment device" to tighten the brake? Up, down? does it differ from driver and passenger sides?

PJorgen

Search YouTube, Pelican Parts has an excellent video that gives step by step guidance.