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Adjusting the parking brake shoes Posted by Johnhcarter [Email]  (#471) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Johnhcarter) on Wed, 10 Jun 2015 22:12:38
In Reply to: Re: Sticking parking brake, Bob E [Profile/Gallery]
, Sun, 7 Jun 2015 15:39:45
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The parking brake shoe adjustment is done with the rear wheel and tire removed. You do one side at a time. Once the wheel and tire are removed you will see a hole in the face of the drum area of the drum/rotor casting that looks like a wheel bolt hole but it is not threaded and you will likely notice it is between two bolt holes on the face of the drum area. It is through this hole in the face of the brake shoe drum that you adjust the clearance between the shoes and the inner surface of the drum. I highly recommend that you remove the drum/rotor so that you can inspect the adjustment mechanism prior to attempting the adjustment. The adjuster is at the bottom center between the front and rear shoe. The adjuster has pointed teeth which you will use a flat blade screw driver to flick up or down through the hole in the drum. To do this you rotate the drum so the hole is at the bottom. The teeth will only move one tooth at a flick as a spring is stretched across the teeth to keep the adjuster from freely moving and only moving when you pry the teeth up or down. On the driver side rear wheel you pry the teeth up to adjust the shoes closer to the drum. On the passenger side you pry the teeth down to adjust the shoes closer to the drum. When adjusting the passenger side you need to press the flat screw driver blade between the detention spring and the tooth to get a good bite to pry the tooth downward. I find prying a tooth up to be much easier than prying a tooth down. The next question is how tight to make the shoes. I believe I have heard it recommended you adjust the shoes up tight and then back off three clicks. Properly adjusted the drum/rotor should rotate reasonably free with only a very slight contact with the shoe. If you install new shoes or your old shoes are way out of adjustment you may need to center the shoes. To do this adjust until you get a little resistance when rotating the drum then rotate the drum a bit then adjust some more. Keep up the adjusting and rotating until you get the shoes centered up in the drum.
, Sun, 7 Jun 2015 03:41:19, Sun, 7 Jun 2015 15:23:10, Sun, 7 Jun 2015 15:39:45, Wed, 10 Jun 2015 22:12:38 <-- Viewing This Message, Sat, 13 Jun 2015 16:27:22
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