Emergency/parking brake question

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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 03:57 PM
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Angry Emergency/parking brake question

I changed the rear brake pads yesterday. I was fussing around with a screwdriver trying to figure out if there's a way to adjust the parking brake through the little hole and I pushed the rubber cap from the maintenance hole in the hub by mistake. Of course i tried to remove the disc but it's pretty much impossible to remove the 2 screws that hold the disc in place (8 yr old, never opened). Do you guys think it's safe to drive it like this? Should i buy a new cap and put it in place and leave the old on in?
And how can you adjust the parking brake cause mine is pretty much useless right now.

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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 06:22 PM
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Get an impact screw driver to remove the useless screws, or drill them out. Then remove the rotor and get that out. The inside hub is a drum style parking brake. That rubber screw you popped in is the hole to adjust the parking brake. Its like a spur located towards the bottom of the drum. You will see it when the rotor is off. That or you can try to adjust it at the pedal
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