I would also like to know too. I thought it was just me but my E-brake been sliding a bit on slopes

 

Do a search! You'll find all the info you need in the DIY forum. :thumbup:

 

Not that hard to search the forums. Found this in under 1 min:

the best way is to adjust both the shoes and the cable pull.

adjust the shoes:
you do not need to remove the rear wheels. pull the e-brake up three clicks. Remove one rear wheel bolt, rotate the wheel until you can see the adjustment wheel through the hole. use a small flat head screwdriver to turn the adjustment wheel until you can hear the shoes make contact with the drums when you spin the wheel. then back off a small bit. do the same on the other side. now that your shoes are adjusted, adjust the cable pull.

adjust cable pull:
completely lower the hand brake. tighten the cables until there is no slack in either cable.

done.

 

Thanks! :thumbsup:

I must have been searching wrong but " tighten emergency brake" "adjust emergency brake" were all yeilding no results. :hmm:

 

Ty

 

im in class right now so i cant take pics, buut i think i can guide you through my words.
1. sit in the drivers seat
2. pinch the front and rear parts of the leather boot
3. yank it off gently (lol)
4. in the back, you will see two nuts (i think that is what they are called)
5. find a wrench or something you can reach inside there and just tighten them a couple of times then, make sure the e brake is not too tight but pulling it up and down or get park on a slight incline ( my garage is at a slight incline so i was able to do it there) then let go of the e brake if the car moves freely its fine if not, if you feel it a little braked then loosing it a bit, a little turn goes a long way i noticed that
6. repeat backwards to install the boot except step 5

hope this helps!

 

I already provided the correct way to do this. Your way is not correct as you need to do both the adjustment at the ebrake handle and at both rear wheels to get a PROPER adjustment. Please read the entire thread before posting.

 

i forgot to say, this is only if you are pulling the e brake a lot in order for it to work, this is only a quick fix to a worn e brake

 

i followed those instructions from this forum when i tightened mine up, they are not incorrect

 

no actually it is incorrect. The correct way is stated above, its need to be done at the ebrake and at the shoe (rear brakes)

 

Yea if you only adjust the screws in the handle, eventually you'll run out of slack. But for a quick fix that would be the easiest. I just adjusted mine last weekend, took a little while to find exactly where the adjustment cog was in the rear wheels because it was a little rusty in there, but finally located it and now the e-brake is like new...GL

 

No, for a quick fix you can tighten the screws in the ebrake boot, i did it about 1 year ago and its still tight, not as tight was when i originally did it but tight, i use the ebrake all the time. if its not too tight but its still tight, an easy way is the screws. then if you have time or really need it then do both.

 

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