Rear brake adjustment

[fwpeters]

I just replaced the disc brake pads on my mustang. In the process I screwed up the parking brake mechnism on the right rear. When removing the parking brake cable from the caliper, I mistakenly removed the screw and spring that holds the parking brake lever in place. Then to make matters worse I somehow screwed up the adjustment. When I put it back together, I have to move the lever to point where the brakes are engaged. I had to do this in order to get the bolt back in to hold the tension spring.

Does anyone know how to adjust the rear parking brake so that it can be connected to the cable without activating the brakes?

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I believe there is some info on this in the Haynes manual. Do you have one?

 

[fwpeters]

No, I don't. Are the inboard and outboard pads the same thickness?

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Yes, they are the same.

Pull up on the lever, stick a thin drift or something into the hole to lock the tensioner, release the lever. This should put slack in the cables but still keep the tensioner intact. There are pictures of this in the $10 Haynes manual sold at AutoZone.

 

[fwpeters]

Thanks...I'm going to pickup a Haynes manual now.