Had my 1st Toyota Maintenance...

[Loren]

Originally Posted by 1stToyota

Goes both ways. Without seeing car, I assumed that it's too tight, other guy assumed that's it's just perfect and OP and I are weak armed. I didn't want to assume that the guy was a puss and didn't know anything about his own car.

The assumption that a newb on a forum like this one doesn't know much is usually a pretty safe bet. But, you can ask questions without making them looks dumb. And that keeps you from making incorrect assumptions about their problem.

[1stToyota]

Originally Posted by Loren

The assumption that a newb on a forum like this one doesn't know much is usually a pretty safe bet. But, you can ask questions without making them looks dumb. And that keeps you from making incorrect assumptions about their problem.

OP is a newb to the forum because they don't post much? Join date is same as mine. OP wanted an opinion based on experience. I gave an opinion based on my experience with this issue. First reply to OP asked no questions, just assumed that it's adjusted properly. Why single me out?

My brakes feel great, and 5 clicks on my handbrake. On my inclined (average, I assume) driveway it's 5 clicks and it's never tried to roll forward or reverse. I've never adjusted them, btw.

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by 1stToyota

OP is a newb to the forum because they don't post much? Join date is same as mine. OP wanted an opinion based on experience. I gave an opinion based on my experience with this issue. First reply to OP asked no questions, just assumed that it's adjusted properly. Why single me out?

My brakes feel great, and 5 clicks on my handbrake. On my inclined (average, I assume) driveway it's 5 clicks and it's never tried to roll forward or reverse. I've never adjusted them, btw.

a noob is someone who doesn't understand how emergency brakes work.

therefore, number of posts or join date have nothing to do with it. i'll wager that many of the 1000plus posters on YW don't even change their own oil. which makes them noobs. ;)

[1stToyota]

Originally Posted by Tamago

a noob is someone who doesn't understand how emergency brakes work.

therefore, number of posts or join date have nothing to do with it. i'll wager that many of the 1000plus posters on YW don't even change their own oil. which makes them noobs. ;)

Assumptions all over the place.

[Tamago]

Originally Posted by 1stToyota

Assumptions all over the place.

no, it was a wager ;)

[1stToyota]

So all the dastardly assumptions can be quelled...

Mitchell5 Parking Brake Service Data (Toyota Yaris):

Travel @ 200 N (20 kgf, 45 lbf) -- 6 to 9 clicks

There you go.

[Loren]

Originally Posted by 1stToyota

So all the dastardly assumptions can be quelled...

I think we all know where to find the spec, even if we don't know what the exact spec is... but we still don't know the OP's situation. All we know is that the parking brake is "very hard to lift up", which is subjective.