Changed shoes/drums now ebrake doesnt work

Ryanm07 · Post by **Ryanm07** » Mon May 28, 2007 4:58 pm

I changed my shoes, hardware, and drums today. Now my e-brake just pulls up and doesnt hold the car in place. I'm assuming it just has to be adjusted. Is there an adjustment in the console? or are my adjusters in the drums off? Basically how do I go about adjusting my ebrake? oh yea, its an 01 se, thanks!

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Mon May 28, 2007 5:29 pm

there should be a small rounded rectangular rubber piece on the back side of the brake itself which you can pull out. behind that is the dial that allows you to tighten or loosen the ebrake. (at least on an 03+, I'm not sure about the 01, but its worth a look or someone else will correct me.)

Ryanm07 · Post by **Ryanm07** » Mon May 28, 2007 5:35 pm

yea thats the normal adjuster, so the normal adjuster will fix my ebrake? its not like a cable adjustment?

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Mon May 28, 2007 5:57 pm

It should. As I understand it, it is the cable adjustment.

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Mon May 28, 2007 6:11 pm

but didn't you have to losen it to install the new hardware...

Ryanm07 · Post by **Ryanm07** » Mon May 28, 2007 7:06 pm

yeah I did, I'll get under there tomorrow and adjust them out more and see if that fixes it. I thought I had them out far enough, but i guess not.

silentneon01 · Post by **silentneon01** » Tue May 29, 2007 12:08 am

LoL did mine today to. On 01 there also a cable adjustment on the handle under the console. I'll be adjusting mine maybe tomarrow.

if your brakes work and stop the car then the adjuster at the wheel itself should be fine.

Just need to take the slack out of the cable.

DJSpellBound · Post by **DJSpellBound** » Tue May 29, 2007 12:21 am

lol, I've gotten lazy and pull on the ebrake while I am slightly moving and it seems to hold the car in place. See on my 03' the 'dodge' guy at the garage said the adjustment was in the center console.

'If' I can't adjust it on the rear brakes, is it a major pain in the ass to remove the center console?

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Tue May 29, 2007 12:23 am

6 screws... 1 in each cup holder towards the front and four in the center consol itself... the hardest part is lifting it out without banging everything.

DJSpellBound · Post by **DJSpellBound** » Tue May 29, 2007 12:58 am

hansken_yo wrote:6 screws... 1 in each cup holder towards the front and four in the center consol itself... the hardest part is lifting it out without banging everything.

Thankz, going to check that out on my day off on Wednesday.

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Tue May 29, 2007 1:05 am

oh yeah!... make sure the Ebrake handel is pulled up as far as possible.

and NP.