Anyone ever change one of these things? It broke in the rear where the cable attaches to the left rear brake.
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btw, it broke at the attachment point between the left rear cable and the cable that goes to the ebrake handle
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The bracket broke? So Im assuming rust was an important part here?
Best bet is to go to a junkyard and find one, but until then, just leave it in gear...I did for 7 weeks...
you bet ya! rusted right on that little bracket that connects the ebrake cable to the left rear cable. I may be able to jimmy rig it.... but will probably end up going to the parts store/jy
rust freakin sucks up in NY/NJ... but thats why I park my stang in the winter. The cavi is the rusted out beater
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mine broke too, but i drive an auto so i didnt care
still havent fixed it.
While you guys are talking about e-brake dose anyone know how (if you can) to tighten the e-brake? You have to pull it ALL that way up for it to work in my car!
I adjusted mine at the equalizer, I actually took the equalizer apart, cleaned up the threads, fairly sure they were 1.5 metric, greased it and reassembled.
Jacked up the right rear wheel, pulled on the parking brake 4 clicks and then tightened the equalizer until the rr wheel can just be turned backwards with two hands but not forwards.
Tighten the locknut, then release the parking brake and make sure the wheel can rotate freely.
This assumes that the brake shoes still have some life on them.
Hope this helps
Alont
alont wrote:I adjusted mine at the equalizer, I actually took the equalizer apart, cleaned up the threads, fairly sure they were 1.5 metric, greased it and reassembled.
Jacked up the right rear wheel, pulled on the parking brake 4 clicks and then tightened the equalizer until the rr wheel can just be turned backwards with two hands but not forwards.
Tighten the locknut, then release the parking brake and make sure the wheel can rotate freely.
This assumes that the brake shoes still have some life on them.
Hope this helps
Alont
Thanks man that dosnt seem to hard!
Adjust the rear brakes First then the cable.
alont wrote:I adjusted mine at the equalizer, I actually took the equalizer apart, cleaned up the threads, fairly sure they were 1.5 metric, greased it and reassembled.
Jacked up the right rear wheel, pulled on the parking brake 4 clicks and then tightened the equalizer until the rr wheel can just be turned backwards with two hands but not forwards.
Tighten the locknut, then release the parking brake and make sure the wheel can rotate freely.
This assumes that the brake shoes still have some life on them.
Hope this helps
Alont
I checked out a Chilton manual from the library hoping it would help me change the broken parking brake cable(s) on my '92 Cavalier. However, it only tells how to adjust it. The procedure is the same as above, but calls for 5 clicks instead of 4. I doubt that makes much of a difference.
Is there nothing more to replacing the cable(s) than taking the old out, putting the new in and using the adjustment procedure above? Does anyone have a factory service manual with the replacement procedure for a 1992 Cavalier?
Oops, it's a Haynes manual, not a Chilton. Is there any way to edit your own posts here?
Hi Joel
from the information I have, no, that's about it.
Disconnect from the front, then from the back, re-install the new one and then adjust.
My 1982 thru 1984 Haynes actually says four clicks but it surely cannot be that critical.
Good Luck
Alont
Thanks. I'll just have to take a look at it to get a better idea of what's involved. I'd agree that 4 or 5 clicks probably wouldn't make a significant different.
4 clicks and you should be able to spin the wheels backwards but not forwards...
Joel Christner wrote:alont wrote:I adjusted mine at the equalizer, I actually took the equalizer apart, cleaned up the threads, fairly sure they were 1.5 metric, greased it and reassembled.
Jacked up the right rear wheel, pulled on the parking brake 4 clicks and then tightened the equalizer until the rr wheel can just be turned backwards with two hands but not forwards.
Tighten the locknut, then release the parking brake and make sure the wheel can rotate freely.
This assumes that the brake shoes still have some life on them.
Hope this helps
Alont
I checked out a Chilton manual from the library hoping it would help me change the broken parking brake cable(s) on my '92 Cavalier. However, it only tells how to adjust it. The procedure is the same as above, but calls for 5 clicks instead of 4. I doubt that makes much of a difference.
Is there nothing more to replacing the cable(s) than taking the old out, putting the new in and using the adjustment procedure above? Does anyone have a factory service manual with the replacement procedure for a 1992 Cavalier?
FYI, this thread is a year old...though the original post sounded familiar...my reply to it sounded even more familiar...
Hi Joel
just for interest (As I have just received my Helm GM service manual) this says 5 but my Haynes says 4.
?Duh
Alont
