Hand / Parking / Emergency Brake (how to adjust?)
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Hand / Parking / Emergency Brake (how to adjust?)
How do you adjust a hand brake in a 90 C4? I took the caliper and rotor off and there is NO adjusting nut, I looked on the hand brake mechanism and I dont see a way to adjust it from there, I looked at the cables and these's NO adusting nut???? have searched???
Last edited by Bud90; 02-18-2008 at 05:18 PM.
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Automatic adjustment built into the parking brake lever.Pull out the drivers seat squab and remove the screws from the brake cover and you will see the mechanism in there.
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For 95 the adjustment is to pull up on the P/brake handle 3 times firmly.
More if it needs it. I can't remember if the procedure is the same for 90.
I can't even remember if my 90 had dics on all corners? I'm pretty sure it did. That's what happens when you get old.
Give it a try & see what happens. As Staugur suggested a little lube in the mechanism would probably help.
More if it needs it. I can't remember if the procedure is the same for 90.
I can't even remember if my 90 had dics on all corners? I'm pretty sure it did. That's what happens when you get old.
Give it a try & see what happens. As Staugur suggested a little lube in the mechanism would probably help.
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don't know about the 90 but in my '86 I took the wheels off and rotated the disc to a certain spot (used haynes manual to find it) then there's a hole you stick a flathead screwdriver in and there's a star wheel you push either up or down depending on the side of the car you're doing
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Don't the older ones have a small pad inside the RR Rotor that is used for the E-brake?
Correct me if I am wrong, but I just did my rear Brake Pads. The cable for the E-Brake went inside the RR Rotor, I just assumed it was the style where the E-Brake was like an old Drum brake using the inside of the Hub.
This would be consistent with Swift_Strikers post about turning a Star wheel with a Screw Driver.
Correct me if I am wrong, but I just did my rear Brake Pads. The cable for the E-Brake went inside the RR Rotor, I just assumed it was the style where the E-Brake was like an old Drum brake using the inside of the Hub.
This would be consistent with Swift_Strikers post about turning a Star wheel with a Screw Driver.
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Well, just to let everyone know. There is NO adjustment for the parking brake. My rear claipers were bad, so I had the calipers changed and now the e-brake works great.