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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 02:36 PM
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Want to tighten e-brake! *HELP*

I know I know, but I have just spent the last 15 min looking for an actual thread that was informative and havn't found one... some say its in the manual, some give vauge discriptions telling people to pull off the rear roters and turn a yellow/red dial wiht a flathead screwdriver..... Can someone give me an answer?

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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 06:26 PM
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so uhhhhhhh
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 06:32 PM
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Take your rear wheels off...take your Calipers off, take your Rotors off. There should be a yellow/orange looking thing on the E-Brake assembly. Adjust it outwards (extend it) until you like it...
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 09:32 PM
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remove armrest console, under e-brake lever, there is an 11mm nut. weird, i know. tighten the nut, thereby tightening the cable. you don't have to go crazy and adjust the drum assemblies.
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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 09:38 PM
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There is a rubber plug in the rear rotors on the outside...you don't have to take the calipers off to adjust it. Just take the wheels off, remove the plug, rotate the rotor until the hole is at the bottom. (e-brake will have to be off, both rear wheels off the ground) Then stick a screwdriver in there and spin the adjuster downwards. Do it approximately the same amount on each side, and keep checking your e-brake until it's where you want it. (about half-way)
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Old Feb 23, 2007 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by all stock
remove armrest console, under e-brake lever, there is an 11mm nut. weird, i know. tighten the nut, thereby tightening the cable. you don't have to go crazy and adjust the drum assemblies.
+1
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Old Feb 23, 2007 | 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by all stock
remove armrest console, under e-brake lever, there is an 11mm nut. weird, i know. tighten the nut, thereby tightening the cable. you don't have to go crazy and adjust the drum assemblies.
This is what I did, worked great for me.
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Old Feb 23, 2007 | 11:05 AM
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you dont have to remove calipers or brake rotors....look at the rotor. There are these little rubber plugs. Pull the plugs off and line up the acess hole with the tensions for the parking brake. Use a flat head and turn downward a few times. Careful not to over tighten or the pads will drag.

You can buy a manuel for a couple of bucks. I highly reccommend it.
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Old Feb 23, 2007 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by all stock
remove armrest console, under e-brake lever, there is an 11mm nut. weird, i know. tighten the nut, thereby tightening the cable. you don't have to go crazy and adjust the drum assemblies.
+1.. works fine from here.. way easier than removing wheels and stuff
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Old Feb 23, 2007 | 12:10 PM
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This is what I need.
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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 09:21 PM
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Is there any way someone could post pictures of the process?
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