My sister took her cavalier to get her car inspected today and they failed her. I don't know the whole story but it was because of the e-brake. I went in her car and put it on and gave it a little gas and the back dipped down quite a bit and then slipped a little. My question is, what needs to be done in order for her to pass insp? and also how much should she be looking at spending?
The car is an automatic and she has never touched the e-brake in over 4 years.
They gave her some line that the cable had to be adjusted and replace the brakes. Just wondering how true this is.
if you have to pull the handle all the way up, then yeah, its time to replace the rear shoes. depending on the year, the cable cant be adjusted. i.e. anything after a 95.
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I knew the cable couldn't be adjusted.... Those pricks... how much does a shoe job usually cost? I've never done the rears before...
shoes aren't that difficult to do yourself, they just require a special tool called a "spoon" pick up a Haynes/Chilton Manual and you'll be all set
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cool already have the manual... just need another tool...... another to add to add to the collection... awesome... thanks guys...
You don't need a special tool. A small screwdriver also works to adjust the drums.
Lanman31337 - Cavfire wrote:You don't need a special tool. A small screwdriver also works to adjust the drums.
its not the size of the tool that matters...
but anyway, yeah, thats what i used when i did my rears. i had an old flathead that had a notch in the end of the blade. worked great.
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I use my finger to ajust the rears. cheak them and see how much pad is left mabey you just have to tighen them. If you do install new ones put the rear on jackstands and take the tires off. Then take a hammer and smack the drum to loosen it. Then pull it off. Do the same to the other side. Now take everything apart. No need for special tools. Use the other side an a guide when reinstalling. Make sure when you put the drum back on its kinda tight. This will wear down after a while to the perfect clearance you need. Its real easy... did both my cars yesterday.
the spoon isnt the tool u need to replace rear shoes, the spoon is simply used to aid in adjusting the shoes which can be done with a screwdriver
the tool u need is for removing the hold down springs. im not exactly sure what its called though
