Rear Brakes

Hi everyone,

I've got a small technical question for you. Can anyone tell me how much cable movement at the caliper is required to engage the rear brakes when parking? I've emailed a number of companies but as of yet I have not been able to get any answers. Any help would be appreciated as it would aid in developing my university project.

Cheers

parking brakes are usually drum-in-disk style. they use a mechanical system to lock up.

as for seeing how much the cable moves, i'm sure you're a smart guy. take off your center console, and measure how much your cable moves. you know how to use a ruler, right?

car manufacturer's won't really give you any answers, either. try asking mechanics and the like.

ive done many a brake job and a properly adjusted e-brake cable will only move approximately 3/4 to 1 1/4 inch:smokin:

depends on your car really. What kind of car? year.

usually, the cable shouldn't be adjusted if your brake lining is sufficient...

year make model would help immensely so we can know if your vehicle has:

rear drum brakes

rear disc brakes with integrated parking brake mechanism

or rear disc brakes with internal brake shoes inside the rotor hat...

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for example, i had a nissan 240sx with the second option... well my rear pads was worn and it wouldn't hold the vehicle in a parked position (i have a stick shift car)

that's the first thing to check before fiddling with your parking brake cable