tighter e-brake?
Jul 7, 2009, 01:59 PM
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tighter e-brake?
On a freinds volkswagen, all he had to do was tighten a bolt and his e-brake got tighter and engaged harder.
My e-brake is starting to make the car just roll backwards when i park it. My brakes are brand new and all so what do I need to do to make the brake engage harder?
i searched google, evom, etc etc and just found everything for a lancer.....
My e-brake is starting to make the car just roll backwards when i park it. My brakes are brand new and all so what do I need to do to make the brake engage harder?
i searched google, evom, etc etc and just found everything for a lancer.....
Jul 7, 2009, 02:21 PM
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The e-brake shoes are inside your rear rotors. You need to remove your rear wheels you will see a small rubber plug on face of rotor,between two wheel studs,just a little closer to the center of rotor. Anyway,remove plug and position hole at the 6:00 position and look in with a flash light. You will see a seratted wheel,just like the adjuster wheel on a conventional set of rear brakes with drum brakes.Turn adjuster wheel until the rotor starts to have a slight drag on it. Then back off adjustment very slightly. After you are done on one side,do the other in same manner. Once done with both sides get in car and pull up E-Brake and you will see it will only pull up a few "clicks" and your car will not move. Hope this helps.
Jul 7, 2009, 10:12 PM
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Not enough light for me. I read this the other day in the manual. I've spent a lot of time reading service manuals in my life so not much puzzles me anymore but this does. So how does stomping on the brake pedal and operating the rear (and front) caliper pistons cause the parking brake to adjust?
Jul 8, 2009, 06:50 AM
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Yes,correct me if I am wrong but this appears to be printed for the regular Lancer with Drum brakes. Unlike a Subarus brake caliper that combines the e-brake with the caliper, the rear brake caliper has NOTHING to do with the E-Brake adjustment,it does not also function as the e-brake(like subaru).
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Jul 8, 2009, 01:48 PM
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the adjustment is not in the rear... its on the brake handle, as smike is pointing out.
the rear brake pads you replace are not the ebrake pads. those are on the inside.
the rear brake pads you replace are not the ebrake pads. those are on the inside.
Jul 8, 2009, 02:04 PM
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Yeah it is in the Evo Service Manual, but how does this work? Sure, you can adjust the cable nut, but what's with stomping on the brake pedal?????
Jul 9, 2009, 06:41 AM
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I know
The manual indicates the adjustment procedure for a vehicle with DRUM rear brakes as anyone who has any experience with working on cars for a living would know
. No offense Smike but what ever way you want to look at those instructions,the only thing that is true is the adjuster nut attached to the cable end under the center console.
The manual indicates the adjustment procedure for a vehicle with DRUM rear brakes as anyone who has any experience with working on cars for a living would know. No offense Smike but what ever way you want to look at those instructions,the only thing that is true is the adjuster nut attached to the cable end under the center console.
Jul 9, 2009, 06:53 AM
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Adjust it at the handle.
Basically you are shortening the wire so that it is more responsive.
Remember, you are supposed to have 5-7 clicks.
The rear adjustment is automatically done when you are stepping on the brake pedal.
If this does not work, the e-brake lining can be worn.
Basically you are shortening the wire so that it is more responsive.
Remember, you are supposed to have 5-7 clicks.
The rear adjustment is automatically done when you are stepping on the brake pedal.
If this does not work, the e-brake lining can be worn.
