How to tighten parkbrake?

[tomcat80]

Searched around for parkbrake info but didn't find much...

I have tightened my parkbrake max at the screw in the centercolumn, but I need more. Could anybody tell me how to do this, I guess I need to tighten the rest on the rear brakes somewhere?

 

[DSMcrazy3]

Does the brake even work?

 

[tomcat80]

Does the brake even work?

Yes it works, but in the condition it is in now I need to pull the parkbrake handel all the way up, but still it doesn't brake 100%.

 

[Defiant]

Back the adjuster nut off, get under the car and adjust the parking brakes just like drum brake shoes. Get them as even as you can, then take up whatever slack may be left with the console nut again.
Do not try to handbrake-turn an AWD DSM. The viscous couplers will do all they can to lock up all four at the same time, with hideous loads being applied throughout the system. Use the emergency brake only as a parking brake.

 

[Rx3]

Yes it works, but in the condition it is in now I need to pull the parkbrake handel all the way up, but still it doesn't brake 100%.

Have you checked your brakeshoes to be sure the assemblies aren't rusted? That might be the problem, or even more likely, one of your parking brake lines has seized. When mine seized, I had the same problem.


As far as adjustment of the e-brake, take off your center armrest, there is an adjustment nut on the cable that you can loosen. I believe you are then supposed to start the car and pump the brakes a couple times to make sure the pedal stroke stops changing. I think this is to check for shoe/drum clearance (?). Then you adjust the nut inside the car on thecable until your lever is tight within 5 or 6 clicks of pulling up.

I think that's it, there is another adjustment somewhere around the brake disc/ drum, but I am not sure where, it's been a while.

 

[jtmcinder]

Jack up the rear of car and remove the rear wheels.

With the hand-brake down (off), rotate a wheel to get the access hole on the rotor to straight down and use a flat screwdriver to rotate the adjuster until there is contact. Then back it off a half turn or so. Repeat on opposite side.

Pull the hand-brake one click and check both wheels for drag. Pull another click and check again. Etc. Verify that the drag is about equal at each point. If it isn't, then open up the center column and see if the auto-balancer is twisting sideways. If if is, then one of the cables might be sticking, which is not unheard of on 2Gs. (I recently had to replace the driver's side cable.) If drag is equal, but the number of clicks required to lock the wheels is too few or too many, then open the center column and adjust the slack.

- Jtoby

 

[MarcVIII]

J If it isn't, then open up the center column and see if the auto-balancer is twisting sideways. If if is, then one of the cables might be sticking, which is not unheard of on 2Gs. (I recently had to replace the driver's side cable.) If drag is equal, but the number of clicks required to lock the wheels is too few or too many, then open the center column and adjust the slack.

- Jtoby

This is right under the tray of the console? I think my cable might be sticking too, is that an autozone thing or a dealer thing?

 

[jtmcinder]

Yes, it's under the rear of the center consol. Each cable is something like $45 from a good dealer. I have no idea if Autozone and such sell these.

- Jtoby