Parking Brake Adjustment

[Colin Palmer]

Hi all

What is the best procedure to adjust a handbrake (parking brake)?

About 1 year ago, my handbrake was struggling to keep car still on a hill. So I found an adjuster for the handbrake in the car, which tightened the cable. This did the trick for a while but then it happened again a couple months later.

So I took it to a shop and they adjusted the handbrake via the drums… I would love to know how to do this? Is there only 1 cable – if so, does the brake cable control just one drum or both?

Thanks

Colin, London, UK

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[Bill]

They make the spring like that to hold the adjuster from turning by itself…..Engineers…….SHEESH!

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