2005 c6
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2005 c6
2005 C6 Z51, 50000 miles , EMERGENCY BRAKE , is there any way to adjust it ? besides pulling wheels and brakes off.
I really doubt they are worn out , never really used ,,,what about cable stretch . brackets bending at connecting points ,
can they be adjusted by backing up and pulling the handle up slowly
wish they had access holes to adjust
I really doubt they are worn out , never really used ,,,what about cable stretch . brackets bending at connecting points ,
can they be adjusted by backing up and pulling the handle up slowly
wish they had access holes to adjust
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2005 C6 Z51, 50000 miles , EMERGENCY BRAKE , is there any way to adjust it ? besides pulling wheels and brakes off.
I really doubt they are worn out , never really used ,,,what about cable stretch . brackets bending at connecting points ,
can they be adjusted by backing up and pulling the handle up slowly
wish they had access holes to adjust
I really doubt they are worn out , never really used ,,,what about cable stretch . brackets bending at connecting points ,
can they be adjusted by backing up and pulling the handle up slowly
wish they had access holes to adjust
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They are not self adjusting and you have to pull the rotors off to get to the E brake shoe adjuster.
If you do a quick search, must of written up on how to adjust them more than a few times, including taking the rotor down to have any found edge of drum ridges removed before you start adjusting.
If you do a quick search, must of written up on how to adjust them more than a few times, including taking the rotor down to have any found edge of drum ridges removed before you start adjusting.
Last edited by Dano523; Oct 22, 2020 at 08:45 AM.
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Backing up and raising the Ebrake handle will adjust (a little) slack out of the cables only. As mentioned above, the shoes are not self adjusting. They are adjusted by a screw gizmo just like old time drum brakes, which they are actually.
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