E-Brake adjustment Options

[maurer11sdk]

I have been pulling my e-brake a bit and its a bit warn as some would say. I have been asking around about e-brake pads if i can purchase some. A lot of people have been telling me that i can just adjust my e-brake but noone has told me how to. Does anyone know what i can do in a situation like this? Is it possible for me to adjust somthing so my e-brake is back to normal because as of right now i dont have one at all

[wind]

there are 2 ways to adjust your E-Brake.

You can adjust them at the rear through the access hole on the discs, or adjust the tensioner under the middle console.

You should only have 7 - 9 clicks when you pull up the e-brake. this gets adjusted by the tensioner under the middle console.

I think the adjuster at the disk should be backed off 8 clicks from being in the locked position. On the rear disk there is a rubber grommet that you need to pull off. inside that hole is a toothed adjuster. You can adjust it by using a screw driver. adjustment is up or down. release the e-brake and adjust the rear adjuster it till the wheel locks. then back it off 8 clicks. You will need to do that on both sides.

if that doesnt work then the pads need to be replaced.

Make an investment in a manual.... saves alot of time

This post has been edited by wind: Jan 29, 2007 - 6:26 PM

[maurer11sdk]

lol yea i know!! I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A MANUAL tranny!! thinkin about doing a swap actually just for the tranny... do you have pics by any chance? like or will i know what your talking about if i take my wheels off?

[Batman722]

adjusting the ebrake from iside the car is easy.

link here with pics
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=43768

[maurer11sdk]

yea i saw that earlier but will that go from me having absolutly no e-brake to having an e-brake? or is that just an adjuster if your e-brake has to many clicks?

[Supersprynt]

The more you tighten the nut the more your ebrake handle will be fully engaged at a lower point.

[maurer11sdk]

okay gotchya its ahh quarter after 10 and i have school tommorow.. but yea.. the 6th gen is more important right now.. brb in a bit i will let you know how it works.. thankkks all

[maurer11sdk]

well i just got done doin that it didnt take long at all but i figured id clean my car out as well.. took it for a drive and it def did help a lot.. but still not what it should be.. so now how do i go about tightening the other part of this speal?

[Supersprynt]

What other part? You should be good.

[maurer11sdk]

i tightened the e-brake handle spot like that screw, well is there anything else i can tighten to get my e-brake working even better? like in the rear where the pads actually are? does anyone know where i can get e-brake pads at even?

[wind]

You can adjust them at the rear through the access hole on the discs

I think the adjuster at the disk should be backed off 8 clicks from being in the locked position. On the rear disk there is a rubber grommet that you need to pull off. inside that hole is a toothed adjuster. You can adjust it by using a screw driver. adjustment is up or down. release the e-brake and adjust the rear adjuster it till the wheel locks. then back it off 8 clicks. You will need to do that on both sides.

if that doesnt work then the pads need to be replaced.

Make an investment in a manual.... saves alot of time

Read the other part here... this is the 2nd way of adjusting your e-brake. If someone had replaced the discs, but didnt engage the e-brake pads properly you wont get alot of grab.

once you make that adjustment you need to re-seat the pads by driving 50km/h and slowly applying the ebrake till you stop. after that you should be good to go.

I dont have pics.... but you will see what im talking about when you take the wheel off. take a peak inside the hole and find the adjuster, its tough to find at first.

I meant a car manual.... not a transmission

I doubt you will need pads unless the previous owner drove with the e-brake on.

This post has been edited by wind: Jan 30, 2007 - 2:29 PM