marylandBen
New Member
- Joined
- Sep 2, 2011
- Messages
- 2
- Vehicle Year
- 1993
- Transmission
- Manual
So I have a 93 2wd with 9" rear drum brakes on which the parking brake has never worked so well in the few months i've owned it. it would keep the truck from rolling on flat ground if pushed it,or it would hold the unloaded truck on a moderate grade (less than 6%) but if it was parked on a slope i pushed it downhill, it could slip without too much effort. so i pulled the drums, while the shoes were not terribly worn (about 1/8" thickness left), everything was rusted, and the adjuster screws were seized untill i pulled them out and sprayed them with PB Blaster and worked on them with 2 pairs of pliers. so i got new shoes and a new hardware kit. installed everything according to Haynes manual. the new hardware kit did not come with a new springs to replace the one on one end of each parking brake strut, so i re-used the old, rusted ones. i adjusted the adjusters until it was just a little difficult to put the old drums back on (they have a lip, but haven't worn beyond specifications). i decided to try torquing the the lugnuts while the truck was still on stands to test the parking brake. the brake certainly holds better than before but will still allow the wheel to turn before my torque wrench clicks at 100ftlbs.
is this acceptable?
I've read of a cable adjuster up at the pedal end of the parking brake. how do i tighten that?
is this acceptable?
I've read of a cable adjuster up at the pedal end of the parking brake. how do i tighten that?