2001 emergency brakes
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The park brakes are a drum style brake mounted inside the rotor hat.... There is a star wheel adjuster mounted opposite of the cable mechanism.
As ever, I whole-heartedly suggest those less familiar with their trucks obtain a shop manual to avoid unnecessary expense.
As ever, I whole-heartedly suggest those less familiar with their trucks obtain a shop manual to avoid unnecessary expense.
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Is there an adjustment to tighten the emergency brake cable?
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No.
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If not what is the process to tighten the brakes.
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What Jim said. The E-brake is an old fashioned drum brake, and you adjust it the same way you adjust the drum brakes on old cars - turn the star adjuster wheel until it's tight, then back off just enough for the wheel to turn without binding.
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Do I need new pads? It has 36,000 miles on it.
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The e-brake has "brake shoes", not pads.
No one knows if it needs new brake shoes but the guy who removed the rear disk brake rotor and looked at the e-brake shoes inside the "drum in hat" rotor. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/warmsmile.gif
Is there an adjustment to tighten the emergency brake cable?
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No.
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If not what is the process to tighten the brakes.
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What Jim said. The E-brake is an old fashioned drum brake, and you adjust it the same way you adjust the drum brakes on old cars - turn the star adjuster wheel until it's tight, then back off just enough for the wheel to turn without binding.
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Do I need new pads? It has 36,000 miles on it.
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The e-brake has "brake shoes", not pads.
No one knows if it needs new brake shoes but the guy who removed the rear disk brake rotor and looked at the e-brake shoes inside the "drum in hat" rotor. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/warmsmile.gif
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Yes, it will take up some of the slack. You don't want to adjust the shoes too tight, though as your mileage and brake shoes will suffer.
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The parking brake system in vehicles over the last dozen years is designed around a balanced tension system, the cable's end springs at the drums vs the torsion spring at the take up reel. It is not a hard connection at the pedal and you will always be able to pull back against the reel and play out cable. As you apply the pedal a racket pawl contacts the reels teeth and applies the cable tight.
The small amount of clearace in the drum assembly is only about 0.030" at poor adjustment, so that is the most you are going to take up bu adjusting the drum shoes tight. And it doesn't matter and since the take-up reel at the pedal is not in "locked" mode, it will just play out that 0.030".
If your parking, not emergency brake, is not holding you've got other issues then cable play.
The small amount of clearace in the drum assembly is only about 0.030" at poor adjustment, so that is the most you are going to take up bu adjusting the drum shoes tight. And it doesn't matter and since the take-up reel at the pedal is not in "locked" mode, it will just play out that 0.030".
If your parking, not emergency brake, is not holding you've got other issues then cable play.
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Jack the back wheels up off the ground and use a brake spoon and adjust the star wheel up until you can't turn the tire by hand and then back it off just enough to turn the tire. Your emergency brake pedal will have all the slack taken out of the cables now. If not you have worn out brake shoes inside the back rotors.
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