Braking Help
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Braking Help
98 Civic DX, i put in new brake shoes this past summer and everything was fine with driving and braking, I was just experiencing some drag on the rear wheel, so i adjusted the star adjuster and the nut on the e brake under the center consul. Now the wheels arent dragging but the e brake is not working at all. Here are a few pics of the e brake cables under the center consul with lever down and lever up. Left picture is lever down and right is lever up. Any ideas?
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Re: Braking Help
I'm going through a similar issue currently with an '04 Civic VP. Parking brake is engaging left rear but not the right so I have to figure out why. Here's some info that Ezone enlightened me with regarding star-wheel/E-brake adjustment:
(copied and pasted from multiple replies)Ezone:
"It's hard to explain Assemble shoes. See if drum fits. If it fits loose then adjust starwheel to expand the shoes until the drum ALMOST doesn't fit on. Back off the star a couple-few notches until the drum slips on easily but without slop. Check pedal travel.
If you shove the drum all the way on while the shoes are too tight then you may not be able to back off the star wheel to loosen the shoes.
It's a trick to get the self adjuster arm to release so the wheel can be turned backwards while the drum is in place."
"Cable adjustment is usually at the front or rear of the first cable for the hand lever. You shouldn't attempt to mess with that until the rest of the system is confirmed correct. If anything is wrong in the rear cables or inside the drums, adjustments at the front won't be correct."
Me: As far as star wheel adjustement the left rear (I've never adjusted) spun freely/several rotations in both direction. The right rear (I posted about a month ago and adjusted the star wheel at that time) spun about two full rotations and then stopped. Should the right rear spin as freely as the left?
Ezone: "They are supposed to be mirrored, Everything should be equal. Sounds like some more digging may be needed?"
(copied and pasted from multiple replies)Ezone:
"It's hard to explain Assemble shoes. See if drum fits. If it fits loose then adjust starwheel to expand the shoes until the drum ALMOST doesn't fit on. Back off the star a couple-few notches until the drum slips on easily but without slop. Check pedal travel.
If you shove the drum all the way on while the shoes are too tight then you may not be able to back off the star wheel to loosen the shoes.
It's a trick to get the self adjuster arm to release so the wheel can be turned backwards while the drum is in place."
"Cable adjustment is usually at the front or rear of the first cable for the hand lever. You shouldn't attempt to mess with that until the rest of the system is confirmed correct. If anything is wrong in the rear cables or inside the drums, adjustments at the front won't be correct."
Me: As far as star wheel adjustement the left rear (I've never adjusted) spun freely/several rotations in both direction. The right rear (I posted about a month ago and adjusted the star wheel at that time) spun about two full rotations and then stopped. Should the right rear spin as freely as the left?
Ezone: "They are supposed to be mirrored, Everything should be equal. Sounds like some more digging may be needed?"
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When i replaced the brake shoes in the rear, i never replaced any of the hardware or the wheel cylinder, should i have? Something could be rusted and stuck, not returning to its original postition is what im guessing. Here is a post from another civic forum.
"It is probably a broken or stuck cable. The two cables should be close to the same length, and they should move back when the lever is down.
Set the adjusters at each wheel so the drum just fits over the shoes. The parking brake should take care of itself then. Adjustment of the nut at the splitting bar is only needed if cables have been replaced."
"It is probably a broken or stuck cable. The two cables should be close to the same length, and they should move back when the lever is down.
Set the adjusters at each wheel so the drum just fits over the shoes. The parking brake should take care of itself then. Adjustment of the nut at the splitting bar is only needed if cables have been replaced."
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I thought I replied to this yesterday. Oops.
The pics in the first post scream there's a mechanical problem that needs to be corrected, and it isn't done with the cable adjuster nut in the pic.
I'd suspect a broken or detached cable, stuck cable, or something incorrectly assembled or something went awry within the brake drum.
The pics in the first post scream there's a mechanical problem that needs to be corrected, and it isn't done with the cable adjuster nut in the pic.
I'd suspect a broken or detached cable, stuck cable, or something incorrectly assembled or something went awry within the brake drum.
