Hello,
I just changed my rear brake pads today. Didn't have any help And I couldn't find my turkey baster

This means I had to open the bleeder port on the caliper, wich my bleeder kit hose DID NOT FIT!

The turkey baster was going to remove excess fluid from the brake resavour so that I would not intruduce air into the system. Well anyways, I got a tool from Autozone that turned teh back calipers in. As it turned it in it pushed out fluid, Oh well, but Lucky it didnt seems to suck in air. My brake pedel feels vey stiff

But anyways, I check my parking brake. I go 5 clicks and I can still hand turn the wheels. I pull it up more clicks and the left one I can no longer turn, however the right one I can turn, not freely, it does drag a little.

Where/how do I adjust so that both wheels parking brake grabs more evenly.
Thanks,

 

I believe the split in the cable is under the rear cupholders, how to adjust though I'm not sure. The pistons auto adjust by reversing and braking.

 

Ok thanks





I have heard this about other cars too,

but some one please explain HOW the wheel spinning backwards can autoadjust the parking brake? From all the diagrams, and hands on inspection of rear / parking brakes I cant seem to find anything that would connect the two.



This makes since, Ive seen the mechnisims on many things that would allow this.

 

there is an adjustment screw on the bracket attached to the parking brake handle. you will have to remove the whole rear console and the cover for the handle, not only the cupholders to access it. be sure to unclip that little clip under the handle when removing the handle cover.

 

I could be wrong on the reversing part, think that only applies to drums, may just be pressing the brake pedal while stopped.

 

Correct. That was drum brake technology...


The best way to explain how calipers work on a disc brake car is thinking like a corkscrew. The cable turns a lever on the caliper which rotates the piston inside the caliper to put pressure on the pads. This is also why you need a special tool for some rear calipers since the piston rotates inside the caliper. When the parking brake is released, There is a spring on the lever of the caliper that should un-engage the brakes.

This in my opinion is why parking brakes are a much better system on drum brake cars since there is less points of failure (in both un engagement and engagement of the parking brake)


As far as failures of the parking brake... with a disc brake, you can get rust rings inside the piston cylinder (since less pressure is applied to a rear caliper than a front, there can be more likelihood of buildup due to less movement) so they can sieze here, the spring can wear out, the lever can seize, and the cables/mechnism can fail, whereas with a drum you have pretty much just a cable that runs directly to the shoe and a brake that can fail...



FYI... Drums adjust this way by taking the pressure out of the system when the brake is applied by directly affecting the pad from the cable and by putting pressure solely on the pad this elimintes the actuation of the braking system, and then once parking brake is released if there is slack the fluid actuates the brake shoes and the slack/fluid will turn an adjustment spring.

 

Figured out my balance issue... One of the sides came disconected from the parking brake balancer.

 

our ebrakes suck anyways wont even lock the rear tires from a roll lol

 

MINE DOES!!!!!













When wet and above 30mph...

 

lol im talking dry pavement. I race alot of circle track stuff, and when the rear comes around on a fwd from understeer your only saving grace is an ebrake thats worth a **** lol