01SilveradoZ Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 I read the thread about how to adjust your parking brake and it still isn't working. I've done it twice now and the second time i had to hammer the drums back on to get them over the parking brake tightener thingy I think it is something else that has gone bad. The cables are tightening up just fine, the brake just isn't holding whatsoever. Any other ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asilverblazer Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Wood chocks work for me. Seriously though mine has never worked, on either of my NBS trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asepgrad98 Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 perhaps one of the shoes has rubbed against the drum allready destroying both of them and thus necessitates replacing the shoe and the drum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hihosilver Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 My parking brake stopped working a few months ago and I finally got to doing a brake job. I had to buy new rotors all around cause they were corroded so bad, and if you have to change your parking brake pads I hope you don't get f#!@ed like I did. While trying to loosen it very carefully (cause I saw how rusted it was) the bolt head snapped off the bolt that holds the parking brake pad clip. I had to take the pumpkin cover off and pull the axle to get at it to drill it out and retap it. The passenger side was fine so I figure that since the driver's side spring clip is on the bottom it collects moisture and that's what seized it after only 4 years. They should have put anti-sieze or grease on those little sh!t ball bolts during assembly, or better yet come up with a much better setup all together. I see why they went back to drums. And don't even get me started on the backing plates I could almost put my finger through them on a truck that is only 4 years old. They couldn't have made them thicker or made it out of better metal?? What a joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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