Had my 1st Toyota Maintenance...

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by 1stToyota

Misinformation? LMAO!



Shoes aren't adjusted properly.

Go "properly adjust" yours until you almost can't lift your handbrake any more...yeah, got it too tight didn't you?

maybe i have a stronger arm than you...

adjust the drums til they drag (no resistance, you can just hear them) , then back off the cable adjustment half a turn.

if you can't pull the e-brake handle up enough to keep the car from moving (be it 1 click or 10) then you need to start doing arm excercises.

carrot top jack up one of your rear wheels, and with the e-brake OFF, see if the wheel spins freely with no drag or noise.

[1stToyota]

Originally Posted by Tamago

maybe i have a stronger arm than you...

adjust the drums til they drag (no resistance, you can just hear them) , then back off the cable adjustment half a turn.

if you can't pull the e-brake handle up enough to keep the car from moving (be it 1 click or 10) then you need to start doing arm excercises.

carrot top jack up one of your rear wheels, and with the e-brake OFF, see if the wheel spins freely with no drag or noise.

Or if car still rolls, it's not an adjustment problem...could be problem with shoes or drums.

When I replace brakes, I start by using of a drum gauge, and then adjust until I can just start to hear scraping. I don't run across too many stretched cables. 1 click is too tight, 10 clicks is a Ford Tempo in serious need of a brake job.