PARKING BRAKE ADJUSMENT
Have you had you parking brake not hold on a hill... Well there is also a easy fix for it too..
This is for the REAR DISC brakes ONLY! Since rear disc brake are self adjusting you don't need to worry about adjusting them but the parking brake is not self adjusting. That requires someone to physically adjust...
Simple really...
Jack up the rear of the truck. Block the rear axle and front wheels (SAFETY FIRST!)
Look closely at the rear axle (inside of the hub area - under the truck) there is a rubber plug. It located in a bad spot in a deep hole under a heavy bracket. You'll need a pair of long nose pilers to pull it out.
Take a flash light and look in the hole you'll see a star wheel like your older drum brakes. Basically it is a drum brake. Now spin the star wheel with a screw driver up or down to tighten.
Apply the E-Brake and see if your tighten or loosening... If your tighten your going to find the pedal distance will get shorter and the brake will hold the wheel from turning... Also don't get carried away you can over tighten the brakes and get them to drag all the time! (NOT GOOD!)
Also DON'T use the cable adjust for this... That adjust is for slack for release. If you tighten this one you might never get your E-Brake to relase properly...
Another Tidbit From MOPAR1973MAN
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Michael Nelson - 2002 Dodge Cummins