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Parking Brake Adjustment

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rip-cord

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Ok I am confused after reading the Clintons manual and reading some posts I am not sure if there is any way to adjust my parking brake cable or not. Let me start by saying the rear brakes are adjusted properly I just checked last night to make sure.

The parking brake does engage but at the very top of the travel and even then it is weak. I would like to take the slack out of the cable, in the manual it says there is an adjusting nut for a 1990 stang but some have said there is not one. Before I take the console apart looking for this nut can someone tell me for sure if there is any adjustment or not?

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No adjustable cable on 87-93 Stangs. They use a ratcheting type self adjuster similar to the one on the OEM clutch quadrant.
 

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Dam I guess that means the cable is stretched or the ratchet adjustment is not working.
 

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The self adjustment mechanism has weakend. You can try winding the spring tighter but it will be a bit of a PITA. Good luck.
 

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jrichker said:
No adjustable cable on 87-93 Stangs. They use a ratcheting type self adjuster similar to the one on the OEM clutch quadrant.
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hmm you learn something new everyday :SNSign:
 

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rip-cord said:
Dam I guess that means the cable is stretched or the ratchet adjustment is not working.
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Sounds like you're hosed. About the only real solution is to replace the cable. It's a bummer, but that's about all you can do.
 
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