C5 Emergency Brakes
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Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 3,997
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From: Chandler AZ
Mine have never worked, being a 6 speed, if I park in the driveway and want to leave the car running, the slight slope of the driveway usually makes the car roll back, so I had to shut it off and put it in 1st gear.
That was until I put on a garage door opener lol.
There was a write up how to adjust them, seems I read the factory did not adjust them to work, and when people bought new cars, dealerships were telling people the parking brake shoes were wore out!
That was until I put on a garage door opener lol.
There was a write up how to adjust them, seems I read the factory did not adjust them to work, and when people bought new cars, dealerships were telling people the parking brake shoes were wore out!
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 3,997
Likes: 386
From: Chandler AZ
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...djustment.html
In 2005 my windshield wiper motor module went bad, so I replaced it.
Not long after that, I had a Chevy Astro work van, and noticed the windshield wiper motor and module looked exactly the same.
In 2005 my windshield wiper motor module went bad, so I replaced it.
Not long after that, I had a Chevy Astro work van, and noticed the windshield wiper motor and module looked exactly the same.
Last edited by 1999corvettels1; Sep 4, 2013 at 08:02 PM.
Thread Starter
Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 4,359
Likes: 57
From: Mundelein Illinois
Mine have never worked, being a 6 speed, if I park in the driveway and want to leave the car running, the slight slope of the driveway usually makes the car roll back, so I had to shut it off and put it in 1st gear.
That was until I put on a garage door opener lol.
There was a write up how to adjust them, seems I read the factory did not adjust them to work, and when people bought new cars, dealerships were telling people the parking brake shoes were wore out!
That was until I put on a garage door opener lol.
There was a write up how to adjust them, seems I read the factory did not adjust them to work, and when people bought new cars, dealerships were telling people the parking brake shoes were wore out!
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 1,294
Likes: 367
From: Iowa
Mine didn't work when I bought the car. I had the dealer fix it. Turned out it was infrequently used and had rusted to the point where it wouldn't work. They could either replace the ebrake shoes or rotors so I they opted for the rotors as the brake shoes were barely used. On the plus side it fixed my "warped" rotors and my ebrake issue. 
Thread Starter
Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 4,359
Likes: 57
From: Mundelein Illinois
Shoes need to be adjusted by spinning the star bolt to push the shoes outward. My son had a 99 Jimmy, shoes were rusted gone. Had to pull axles and replace brake shileds, shoes and hardware. when done it worked like new.
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