DIY: Fix your crappy Parking Brake...make it work!

makugx · 11-05-2016, 05:55 PM

Hello there

Any chances of updating that pdf picture to higher res and video?

Thanks

Memphis370Z · 11-05-2016, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by makugx

Hello there

Any chances of updating that pdf picture to higher res and video?

Thanks

The PDF is in the FSM - Index of /FSM/370Z/Coupe/2014

JckHmr · 11-20-2016, 11:40 PM

+rep! Thanks! It only took me about 5 minutes, the only trouble was finding a socket deep enough to spin the nut since the threads stick so far up. This will save me a lot of elbow grease in the future

JTM88 · 12-18-2016, 07:00 PM

I just adjusted mine, it took a while using a box end wrench but I got it done. No wonder the handle never felt tight, there was 1/4" of slack when it was all the way down. Now it only has half a thread of slack so it actually holds my car in place.

TBatt · 12-19-2016, 10:04 AM

The real reason the parking brake doesn't work well is because the brake shoes have worn in and the brake adjuster on the rear brake needs adjusting. Tightening the cable is not the correct way to fix the problem and you will eventually run out of adjustment. Check the FSM.

On the rear rotor there is a small rubber plug that gives you access to the parking brake adjuster. It is a star shaped wheel that you can turn using a flat blade screwdriver tip. You adjust the wheel until you feel the brake dragging slightly. Adjust both the left and right sides.

Girald · 11-21-2017, 06:41 PM

i breezed through some of the comments.. noticed there was a lot of skepticism
about the ease of adjusting these...

My easy solution came when i changed out my rotors for new ones...,. i popped off the old ones and there they were... they look like drum brake pads... theres a dial on both sides to "dial in how close close you want them to get to the rotor hub assembly, or slack adjustment...

i had to a make some adjustments, but i got them close enough so they weren't rubbing next, was the hard stop if at a slight roll. I dont mind it since im not e brake drifting my car ( you could just softly bed them in if you wanted to do that )

12-19-2016, 10:04 AM	#65 (permalink)
TBatt Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 832 Drives: 2019 GT-R Rep Power: 20168	The real reason the parking brake doesn't work well is because the brake shoes have worn in and the brake adjuster on the rear brake needs adjusting. Tightening the cable is not the correct way to fix the problem and you will eventually run out of adjustment. Check the FSM. On the rear rotor there is a small rubber plug that gives you access to the parking brake adjuster. It is a star shaped wheel that you can turn using a flat blade screwdriver tip. You adjust the wheel until you feel the brake dragging slightly. Adjust both the left and right sides. PharmDZ likes this. __________________ RJM pedal, Hotchkis Sway Bars, FI TDX, FOG Light, Z1 Slotted Drilled rotors, Stillen SC, Quaife ATB, Z1 Oil cooler, AEM Gauge Set, Galeforce gauge mount, Avant Garde M590 Hypersilver w/RE-11, TopgunZ A2A kit., ECUtek tuned by Seb: ROLL TIDE!

11-21-2017, 06:41 PM	#66 (permalink)
Girald Base Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Denver Posts: 134 Drives: 15' 370z SpTech 6MT Rep Power: 3362	Not hard to fine adjust your p brakes i breezed through some of the comments.. noticed there was a lot of skepticism about the ease of adjusting these... My easy solution came when i changed out my rotors for new ones...,. i popped off the old ones and there they were... they look like drum brake pads... theres a dial on both sides to "dial in how close close you want them to get to the rotor hub assembly, or slack adjustment... i had to a make some adjustments, but i got them close enough so they weren't rubbing next, was the hard stop if at a slight roll. I dont mind it since im not e brake drifting my car ( you could just softly bed them in if you wanted to do that ) __________________ AAM tt'ed // Soon: Moving back to the East Coast

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11-05-2016, 05:55 PM	#61 (permalink)
makugx Base Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: St petersburg, FL Posts: 84 Drives: 14 370Z nismo Rep Power: 13	Hello there Any chances of updating that pdf picture to higher res and video? Thanks

11-20-2016, 11:40 PM	#63 (permalink)
JckHmr Base Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Oregon Posts: 114 Drives: 09 Sport Touring RAE Rep Power: 8	+rep! Thanks! It only took me about 5 minutes, the only trouble was finding a socket deep enough to spin the nut since the threads stick so far up. This will save me a lot of elbow grease in the future

12-18-2016, 07:00 PM	#64 (permalink)
JTM88 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 276 Drives: 2012 370Z Rep Power: 13	I just adjusted mine, it took a while using a box end wrench but I got it done. No wonder the handle never felt tight, there was 1/4" of slack when it was all the way down. Now it only has half a thread of slack so it actually holds my car in place.