jbru95

does anyone know how to adjust the parking break?
thanks

01tl4tl

the park brakes are a small set of drum brakes hidden inside the rear rotor- that extended part that sticks out
remove wheel
On the hub of rotor is a rubber plug covering the adjustment port- remove it
rotate rotor till hole is on the bottom/6 o'clock position and look inside to see the star wheel- same as every drum brake from your youth, tighten till wheel doesn't turn by hand
Then release/push up holder clip and back down/undo 6 clicks- done
or
tighten till slight drag is heard during rotation of rotor by hand
close enough!
install wheel and torque lugs to 80 foot pounds

if never inspected, its good to remove the rotor and clean and lube the brake adjuster system- blow the dust out it

01tl4tl

as long as you are in there with the wheel off:
Its probably time to flush the brake fluid system, every year is best- every 3 years is MAX between full system fluid change/flush
makes a difference in pedal feel and brake operation plus protects the brake system parts, gets very expensive when old fluid rots away seals on calipers....

jbru95

now i have a problem the rubber went in the rotor what do i do?

Skirmich

^ If that happens then its time to take the drum off..


Also you can adjust the parking brake by the foot lever itself.. The manual clearly states that you should start the adjustment by the lever then if there is no more adjustment, adjust the parking shoes. When you replace the parking shoes eventually then you should reset the adjustment otherwise the parking brakes will engage like it or not...


If you look at the lever behind it you will see an adjustment nut with some green paint in it (The more you adjust the less gap there is between engagement or disengagement).

jbru95

i have rotor in the back so i was just gonna pull it off. i bought the car like this. the mechanic that looked at it said the parking brake needs to be adjust

Skirmich

^ Yes its a rotor but the "parking brake" is DRUM Based..
Like I said you can adjust by the parking lever inside the car.. no need to adjust the brake drum just yet.

jbru95

if i left the rubber thing in there would it mess up the brakes?

Skirmich

It will melt probably? since once installed the drum gets air tight the rubber thing wont fall off..
Its pretty easy to remove it once you have the Wheel off to be honest.


Remove Wheel > Remove Brake Caliper Bracket (With Caliper) > Remove 2 Philips Screws on the Drum > Remove Drum > Reverse Procedure.

jbru95

i cant get the caliper off

jbru95

its on there tight

Skirmich

^ Don't remove it!!.. Just remove the whole thing with the Caliper Bracket as you have to remove the bracket to remove the rotor anyway.

jbru95

there is two bolts on the back that are attached to the caliper bracket

jbru95

never mind got it undone

jbru95

now the bottom bolt a different story

Skirmich

Use a break bar or brute force, It will eventually un-bolt the rears are the easiest!
Front Bracket? Not so easy haha..

jbru95

aright so i got the rotor off and it looks like the drum pads are worn out

Skirmich

Get replacements and install them and Bam! your good to go for another 10 years.

jbru95

Here the pics

jbru95

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jbru95

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Skirmich

Pics don't work I suggest you upload them in a friendly web based photo storage like Photobucket or Flickr. Then insert the IMG/ Code in here so we can see them.

fsttyms1

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jbru95

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Skirmich

^ there is some material left.. you can probably adjust them but once they go they will scratch the drum surface so I would replace those instead..

01tl4tl

there is not much there to start with and previous owner may have backed out the driveway with brake on many times, it happens

it only looks daunting, ck the diy section for all the help you need, its just drum brakes where you have to work around the axle
buy a drum brake tool/spring remover at any parts store for 10 bucks and make life easy

the ADJUSTER needs cleaning of threads, and lightly lube with brake caliper grease or deep creep or ???

jbru95

i dont mess with the rotor brake those are like new. i sent my brother the picture and he is very skilled with cars. he said it was fine but to me it looks low. i took the rotor off and alot of brake dust for those shoes came down

Skirmich

^ Those are indeed worn out brake shoes... Perhaps he said it was fine if you don't use much the park brake?
I would adjust them but then again I always set the Parking Brake (Live in a downhill street) so I would replace those.. its up to you.

If you only engage the parking brake 1 or 5 times in a month then your good to go with that material left. If you always set the parking brake you should replace those as the clamping force might not be adequate anymore.

jbru95

that prob what he meant because where we live we dont have many hills. he said they were fine and don't ware out much

jbru95

i might as well do it anyway and get it out the way. its only a $20 job right?

01tl4tl

your buddy is NOT an acura TL expert is he?! obviously not or he would know the original spec and how much thinner these are than normal full size stop the car drum brakes!

jbru95

nah, my brother is really good with Nissan and g35s. he knows what he doing idk why he said that.

01tl4tl

few cars have our setup for park brakes, and normal old school drum brakes for stopping were much thicker

reminder to ck torque specs on all caliper and bracket bolts- they don't go on as tight as they were stuck on!!! and too tight will mess with operation