Parking Brake
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Parking Brake
I just recently purchased a 99 C5. The parking brake doesn't work too well. (In neutral with the parking brake up it rolls) I talked to the previous owner from this forum who has been awsome in details about the car and random questions and he informed me that the parking brake cable is adjusted where it should be but they are not that great on these cars. Is there anything I can do or anything you guys have done to fix this problem?
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you can pull the rear brake caliper and adjust the parking brake using the star wheel....it helps for awhile but its just a temp fix....
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Originally Posted by pewter99
you can pull the rear brake caliper and adjust the parking brake using the star wheel....it helps for awhile but its just a temp fix....
Are there any permanent fixes out there?
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Do an archive search. Lots of info there. You'll need to address the adjusters at each rear wheel and at the brake handle. Mine works after all the messing around but it is not great. Remember it is a parking brake- not an emergency brake. I'm not sure mine would even pass a state inspection if we had one here.
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Originally Posted by dave pawlowski
Do an archive search. Lots of info there. You'll need to address the adjusters at each rear wheel and at the brake handle. Mine works after all the messing around but it is not great. Remember it is a parking brake- not an emergency brake. I'm not sure mine would even pass a state inspection if we had one here.
Mine rolls when parking though thats not too good. If its in first its fine but I would still like it to hold pretty firm since I live on a hill. Thanks
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pulling the cable and backing up just adjusts the cable...
there is a possibility that the grease on the parking brake handle has dried up and preventing proper functioning.
Usually, the rear shoes ( inside the rotors) of both wheels need to be adjusted by turning the star wheel.
there are a number of posts on this topic complete with photos.
there is a tech tip with a basic overview...
https://www.corvetteforum.com/techti...=158&TopicID=1
If you PM me with your e-mail address, I can send you a copy of a word document that I created from a number of past posts.
You can still find those posts on the forum doing an advanced search on "parking brake adjustment"
here is one of them
http://www.ronjpics.com/Corvettestuff.htm#parkbrake
rich
there is a possibility that the grease on the parking brake handle has dried up and preventing proper functioning.
Usually, the rear shoes ( inside the rotors) of both wheels need to be adjusted by turning the star wheel.
there are a number of posts on this topic complete with photos.
there is a tech tip with a basic overview...
https://www.corvetteforum.com/techti...=158&TopicID=1
If you PM me with your e-mail address, I can send you a copy of a word document that I created from a number of past posts.
You can still find those posts on the forum doing an advanced search on "parking brake adjustment"
here is one of them
http://www.ronjpics.com/Corvettestuff.htm#parkbrake
rich
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The p-brake is auto-adjusting. Try this fix and see:
Park on a steep hill. Allow the car to roll back and jerk the parking brake up. Do this 4 to 5 times. The car will begin to hold itself after the 4th time.
If you don't have a hill, get some rearward momentum by rolling in reverse.
Park on a steep hill. Allow the car to roll back and jerk the parking brake up. Do this 4 to 5 times. The car will begin to hold itself after the 4th time.
If you don't have a hill, get some rearward momentum by rolling in reverse.
