Parking Brake travel after adjustment

[alvocado]

I changed out the factory rear brakes for a Powerstop kit today and adjusted the parking brake shoes per the factory manual using a Gearwrench brake resetting guage. The rotors cleared with no dragging during reassembly.  

 

After reassembly, the parking brake pedal is very tight and I barely get 1-2 clicks before it's set. The parking brake holds but I'm concerned with the lack of pedal travel. 

 

The repair procedure calls for adjusting the shoes then adjust cable tension. I'm familiar with the cable tension adjuster on the lower frame rail but the factory procedure references a self adjuster lock-out pin which must be removed with no picture showing location. 

 

Any help is appreciated.

Edited August 29, 2022 by alvocado

[CamGTP]

I'd probably just adjust the shoes in a little bit to give the pedal more travel before doing anything else. I prefer that the parking brake starts to full engage past 1/4 of the way down and be basically hard to push by 3/4.

 

 

[swathdiver]

5 hours ago, alvocado said:

I changed out the factory rear brakes for a Powerstop kit today and adjusted the parking brake shoes per the factory manual using a Gearwrench brake resetting guage. The rotors cleared with no dragging during reassembly.  

 

After reassembly, the parking brake pedal is very tight and I barely get 1-2 clicks before it's set. The parking brake holds but I'm concerned with the lack of pedal travel. 

 

The repair procedure calls for adjusting the shoes then adjust cable tension. I'm familiar with the cable tension adjuster on the lower frame rail but the factory procedure references a self adjuster lock-out pin which must be removed with no picture showing location. 

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

We have to disable the adjuster before messing with the shoes, then enable it and set/release it 3 times to set it.

 

The clearance between the drum and shoe is supposed to be set at ..026 inches.

 

The hole for the lockout pin is on the side, you have to lift up the parking brake lever to access the internal part to slide the screwdriver/lockout pin into it.

[alvocado]

I pulled the rotors and adjusted the shoes in a bit using the brake shoe caliper to set both sides equally. The pedal now stops at the half way point and holds tightly. 

 

I don't think the factory procedure is accurate because setting to .026 in doesn't allow for any travel on the pedal. I recommend others leave at least 1/6" of inch gap vs. the inside rotor diameter to avoid pulling the brakes for a second adjustment.