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Parking brake will not adjust properly


jsand9508

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I have a 2000 silverado, and tonight I was putting new parking brake pads on and I went to adjust them with the little star nut on the inside, I'm not sure what it is really called, but when I went to test the resistance after doing both they wouldn't hold. It appears to me the pin on the inside isn't pushing out properly because when I push the pedal down neither one of the brake shoes push out. Any thoughts.

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Found this on youtube,

and it seems to cover it pretty well. I notice that you called the brake shoe a brake pad, as did the author of the youtube video, so you may have already seen this.

 

The system is very basic. Make sure that the cable is connected properly to the pivot on the backing plate of the rear axle, and make sure it pivots inside the drum area as well. Double check the parking brake cable routing under the truck as well. Look for any missing parts that hold and route the cables. You may be missing something that effectively makes the cable longer when it is missing. The cable should not be loose enough to flop around. It should be under enough tension to not allow it to sag much more than an inch or two.

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Found this on youtube,

and it seems to cover it pretty well. I notice that you called the brake shoe a brake pad, as did the author of the youtube video, so you may have already seen this.

 

The system is very basic. Make sure that the cable is connected properly to the pivot on the backing plate of the rear axle, and make sure it pivots inside the drum area as well. Double check the parking brake cable routing under the truck as well. Look for any missing parts that hold and route the cables. You may be missing something that effectively makes the cable longer when it is missing. The cable should not be loose enough to flop around. It should be under enough tension to not allow it to sag much more than an inch or two.

 

 

I kind of laughed when he was talking about sitting on the seat to not break his back and then said "no need to work hard, work smart, know what I'm sayin". I agree but I usually just sit on the tire that I took off. Puts me at the perfect level. That seat he's sitting on seems too high and you'd still have to bend over some.

 

I also noticed he took the tire off before putting the jack stand under there. I always put the jack stand under there before I even take the lugs all the way off and always have the weight on the jackstands, not the jack holding the weight and the stand just there to catch in case it falls.

 

Also when pushing the caliper piston in I always put the c-clamp against an old pad so to not damage the piston.

 

Looks like he needs new leaf springs to. I hate lift blocks like that for a lift. His springs are bent up over the block. That's why I said putting a lift block for a lift is the same as you laying on an 8"x8" concrete block and your back is the leaf spring.

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