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SteveGT1

10-21-2002, 06:43 PM

Guys does anyone have any info on adjusting the park brake on a GA? My brake pulls up to a 90 degree angle and the car will still move. Any thoughts or advice would be gratly appricated

Thanks again

Brendon

10-21-2002, 07:43 PM

The GM service manual says to just fully apply the parking brake about half a dozen times and it should adjust... (its self adjusting). I did it and it tightened mine up a bit.

Dr_Kyle

10-21-2002, 07:49 PM

wow, that's a nice feature. I never knew we had that!

grass

10-21-2002, 10:56 PM

i heard to do that while parked inclined will tighten it tighter then on level ground

SteveGT1

10-24-2002, 02:18 PM

I have tried and tried that method but it won't work, any other thoughts?

Rogue9

10-24-2002, 06:56 PM

you can try going into the e-brake system and tightening the star wheel using a screw driver....
I did that on mine cause it wasn't doing it itself.
if it's not that then it's farthur up the line.

2Dambad

10-24-2002, 11:20 PM

Originally posted by Rogue9
you can try going into the e-brake system and tightening the star wheel using a screw driver....
I did that on mine cause it wasn't doing it itself.
if it's not that then it's farthur up the line.
Where is this star wheel located? I'll give it a try if I new were the star wheel was.

TurboSE

04-04-2003, 03:49 PM

yes where is the star wheel thing please help my e-brake doesn't even help

Rogue9

04-04-2003, 04:23 PM

when u take off the brake drum theres a star wheel in there which if you look at it is linked to how far the shoes are deployed.
I set it so the shoe still turns, but the pad is barely letting go.
don';t have any pressure on the pads cause that'll A slow u down and B make it head up when you're driving.

TurboSE

04-04-2003, 04:42 PM

thanx for the info so i would have to take off the hweel and actually open up the hub itself to find the star thing....sorry if i found blond right now but i have no clue about brakes

sicc

04-04-2003, 05:10 PM

im surprised therez not a how to for this, ive wanted 2 know how 2 fix this 4ever

Losmir

05-05-2003, 02:07 PM

Does anyone have any more information on this... I tried the "self adjusting" trick without success and I do not know how to access the star adjustment.

Thanks in advance!

Cheers,
Losmir.