Hi,

Is it easy to adjust the parking brake on a 740 manual?

Our parking brake needs to be pulled up a lot with both hands to get the car not to move. Is it better to tighen the cable or to replace the parking brake shoes?

Thanks,

Simon.

maybe the shoes/drums are glazed. Adjusting it may not solve the problem...it only moves the handle down towards the console. After adjustment you may still need to use two hands!

Lightly sand the drum and the shoe lining surfaces.

as chris stated, easier to adjust and that's the first step to take. Pull the rear ashtray and turn the plastic screw thing on the right of the hump clockwise to tighten (I think).

however, it is possible the shoes are simply shot and taht tightening will have no effect on brake performance. The reason its such an annoying fix is that you have to pull the calipers and rotors to get the parking brake shoes off. One of those fixes that it makes sense to pull with a larger repair (like a full rear rotors and rear pads replacement).

-rt

Hi rt,

Thanks for your help. I pulled back the centre console this afternoon and turned it several times clockwise and the handbrake is working MUCH better now.

I didn't realise adjusting it would be that easy.

Simon.

glad to help. I did it with mine and it worked as well... kinda. Still kind of weak on the braking, I think I may have glazing or just need new shoes... ugh.

-rt

me too... i need to pop off the rear rotors to get a look at the shoes. :-/

Much easier to adjust. Go to:


http://www.brickboard.com/FAQ/700-900/Brakes.htm#ParkingBrakeAdjustment