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Parking Brake Adjustment?

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Seattle67Fstbck

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Hey everybody,
I just replaced the parking brake cable, but have noticed now that I have to pull the brake almost all the way back before it even starts to tighten down. Is there anyway to adjust this? Right now it just seems like I run out of brake lever before the brake gets good and tight-
 
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Accurate E-brake adjustment requires your shoes in the drums be properly and evenly adjusted first. Then you can find the threaded link somewhere in your system that will allow you to tension or take the slack out of the cables. This link is usually where the rear cables are equalized at some common point, most likely at the junction with the front cable.... Good luck.
 
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