Parking/Emergency brake adjustment help
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Thanks for the info
BadTrainDriver
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Underneath the vehicle, you'll see two cables(one from each rear brake) that connect to one cable(that goes inside the vehicle). The adjusting nut(#1 in the instructions) is on the bracket that connects the two cables to one cable.
I appreciate that, but approximate location? Front of / behind transfer case cross member etc. I looked but didn’t see it.
I’ll raise up the Runner later, but my shoulder isn’t great so don’t want to spend an hour reaching and searching.
Back when I had a Jeep, it was clearly visible.
I’ll raise up the Runner later, but my shoulder isn’t great so don’t want to spend an hour reaching and searching.
Back when I had a Jeep, it was clearly visible.
This step by step diagnosis and remedy was EXACTLY what I was looking for!! Way better than a random goomba on youTube just discovering the E-brake tensioner.
Octavio106
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Do you remember how many clicks you turned the shoe adjuster? the way I'm reading these instructions is to "contract" the adjuster all the way until the disc locks, then "expand" (or loosen) 8 clicks or "notches."
Wondering if the 8 notches worked for you?
Daikon
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YMMV.
I turned the adjustment wheel until the rear hub would not turn using hand strength.
I backed it off 2-3 clicks until it was "free" again.
Now my parking brake is fully engaged when I stop on it and hear 3-5 clicks.
mikey's2010SR5
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Been needing to do this. Thanks for the link.
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drewsro
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Pretty similar to what I did. Just did my pads and rotors and had to adjust the position in order to get the old rotors off. I tightened until the hub wasn't moving easily, then backed it off a few clicks or so.
Still unclear
I used my parking brake for the first time in awhile last weekend and my milage suddenly dropped from a normal ~15-16 mpg around town to ~13mpg, and the rear rotors are hotter than the front - so I'm thinking the parking brake is dragging. I'd like to try a quick fix until I have more time / better weather to address it.
Before I go crawling around outside in the rain does anyone know if the transition point from the single cable in front to the two separate cables in the rear (one to each rear wheel) is on the inside of the vehicle or the outside of the vehicle? Manual sort of makes it sound like its deep under the center console and hard to get to.
Thanks
I used my parking brake for the first time in awhile last weekend and my milage suddenly dropped from a normal ~15-16 mpg around town to ~13mpg, and the rear rotors are hotter than the front - so I'm thinking the parking brake is dragging. I'd like to try a quick fix until I have more time / better weather to address it.
Before I go crawling around outside in the rain does anyone know if the transition point from the single cable in front to the two separate cables in the rear (one to each rear wheel) is on the inside of the vehicle or the outside of the vehicle? Manual sort of makes it sound like its deep under the center console and hard to get to.
Thanks
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hoobhoob
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Under the center console and easy to get to (removal of the center console trim is easy.)
03V8Limited4Runner
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How do I get this for a 2003?
offshorebear
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Is the 5th gen parking brake any better than 4th gen?
Gclark949
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Nope. 5th gen parking break is almost useless.
So useless that it appears that the rubber grommet has been replaced with a metal plug so you cannot access the star adjuster inside the drum with the rotor mounted. I think Toyota is saying don’t bother wasting your time with this parking break.
So useless that it appears that the rubber grommet has been replaced with a metal plug so you cannot access the star adjuster inside the drum with the rotor mounted. I think Toyota is saying don’t bother wasting your time with this parking break.
My ebrake will literally not hold the car in my driveway unless i'm at the very top. I wouldn't consider my driveway too steep, but it's not flat. steeper grade than any roads but our matrix can get in and out fine without scraping as long as you're at a slight angle and not dead-on.
Nuisance, and as mentioned what's the point if it won't hold the car?
Nuisance, and as mentioned what's the point if it won't hold the car?
rfj62
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Trying to release rear rotors on 2012 4runner
Question: Step E, where is the shoe adjuster, under the center console? I am trying to replace my rear rotors but the emergency brake shoes are holding the rotor on. I released the cable under the dash but I still have resistance and can't get the rotors off.
Thanks,
Jeff
Question: Step E, where is the shoe adjuster, under the center console? I am trying to replace my rear rotors but the emergency brake shoes are holding the rotor on. I released the cable under the dash but I still have resistance and can't get the rotors off.
Thanks,
Jeff
