Parking Brake Question
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I was never very impressed with the holding ability of my parking brake, so like many "week-end wrenches', I decided to fix it. This, of course, ended up with the brake working in an even less effective manner.
Earlier this week, I bought the proper sized drum brake measuring tool, as illustrated in the FSM, and two days ago, I set about re-adjusting the brake shoes. Initially, I found that I had way too much clearance between the p-brake shoes and the inside of the rotor, so I adjusted it to the specified 0.015" clearance. I then put everything back together, happily thinking I was good to go.
Not so fast.....as the p-brake will now at least hold the car from rolling down the driveway, if I put the car in gear, and give it even a little bit of gas, the engine will still overcome the p-brake's holding ability.
Is this right?
Earlier this week, I bought the proper sized drum brake measuring tool, as illustrated in the FSM, and two days ago, I set about re-adjusting the brake shoes. Initially, I found that I had way too much clearance between the p-brake shoes and the inside of the rotor, so I adjusted it to the specified 0.015" clearance. I then put everything back together, happily thinking I was good to go.
Not so fast.....as the p-brake will now at least hold the car from rolling down the driveway, if I put the car in gear, and give it even a little bit of gas, the engine will still overcome the p-brake's holding ability.
Is this right?
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