TedDBere

I've noticed that my parking brake has become useless and was wondering if trailering with the brake on has added to the wearing out of the p-brake pads. Anyone else have this problem?

What's an easy way to adjust the p-brake? I thought you just pull up on the handle a couple of times and it self adjusts but that doesn't seem to work.

Any advice?

MAC95 6SPD

I am not sure why you would trailer with the parking brake on. However driving with it engaged has the brakes on at all times and would wear them and generate a lot of heat. I would take apart the parking brake and check it out.
Mat

TedDBere

Let me clarify.

I set the parking brake of the Vette while it's on the trailer when I tow the trailer. Is this wrong?

johninar

I would always set the parking brake while trailering. The cycling you refer to is the procedure if there is slack in the brake cable. I think you will have to adjust the "star adjuster" on the inside to get more bite.

HTH

Z06cool

I was told when trailering to set the parking brake and leave car out of gear.

John Shiels

If it is adjusted properly and set when on a trailer it can't wear because it can't move. Pad material is like a thin potato chip and may be gone,

MAC95 6SPD

Thanks for the clarification I was a bit frightened for a moment. But on the car if it is not on all the way it will wear because it can move some.

Mat

0Louis @ LG Motorsports

Parking brake on is fine, just never allow the car to be trailered in gear. It will rock on that gearset with no oil. Remember, when the car is moving on the track/road, the gears will have oil all over them, when its on a trailer, it will rock back and fourth with out getting oil on it.

Cobra4B

Always trailer w/ the car out of gear and parking brake on... the car doesn't move on the trailer when strapping it down w/ t-hooks in the frame.

QwickerRon

If you've been on the track, just be sure to let her cool down before engaging the parking brake.

wtknght1

I'm not exactly sure why yours are worn out, but trailering it with the brake on isn't the problem.

One possible wear problem though could be that the parking brake shoes may actually be slightly touching the inner ring of the rear rotor(s) causing them to wear...and for you to lose a slight amount of power.

Joe's guys at Phoenix have dyno'd cars that didn't come up to specs and sometimes that was the reason. They have seen where not only was it just barely touching, but in some cases severe. Make sure that the rear tires rotate freely...and not dragging on those shoes.

TedDBere

I'm kind of perplexed by this. The P-Brake worked fine up until about three events ago. Now it doesn't seem to work. Since I park on the tilted trailer it's very important that when I take the last tie-down straps off the car has to hold! I've started to put it in gear before removing the tie-downs just to be sure.

I guess I'm going to have to tear into it this weekend before my trip to Topeka next week. The car's working so well I hate to touch it now.

fhturner

Try simply setting and releasing the P-brake 2 or 3 times in a row. Most times after I've been driving and first set the P-brake, it doesn't engage well enough to keep the car from rolling. But if I release it and reset it, then it engages and the car stays put. Little bit of self-adjustment built in I suppose...

Fred

xilr8n

FWIW My Pbrake tightens up by pulling it on while going in reverse.