parking brake
#2
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
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
#3
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....
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....
#5
Moderator
^ 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).
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).
#7
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^ 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.
Like I said you can adjust by the parking lever inside the car.. no need to adjust the brake drum just yet.
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#9
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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.
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.
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#25
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^ 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..
#26
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 ???
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 ???
#27
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
#28
Moderator
^ 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.
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.
#31
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!
#33
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
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
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