Don't be too hasty with the cable adjustment. The primary adjustment is at the brake shoes. Tightening the cable when the real problem is worn shoes will increase the fluid volume needed by the rear brake. The pedal may feel mushy. Mark developtrust wrote: > > Thanks for the info. Sounds like just what I needed to know. I'll be > adjusting the emergency cable tomorrow. I think I may have driven with my > emergency brake only half released. > > William > > > I drove with my emergency brake on down a 6 mile long canyon road. My > brakes > > were not as responsive as before and my emergency brake pulled up further > > before engaging. I did the drum-brake adjust maneuver, backing up fairly > > fast 2-3 times and stopping abruptly. That improved the braking. I then > did > > the parking brake adjust procedure, tightening the nut on the adjuster at > > the "Y" underneath where the cable coming from the front "Y's" and goes > back > > to each drum. Worked great. > > Bob Stevens > > '91 Westy > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. |
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