E Brake question.

[Hobbes992]

Ok guys,

I have an 89 na 5 speed. My ebrake refuses to work. Essentially, I can pull up the handle and hear the clicking but no effect. Do you have any recommendations? I know the ebrake gets applied to the rear discs, but should I check the adjustment of the cable at the handle first?

 

[CRE]

It's worth a try. If that doesn't help check the cable under the car next. If everything's intact and present, pull the rear rotors and see if the pads need replacing.

 

[Hobbes992]

It's worth a try. If that doesn't help check the cable under the car next. If everything's intact and present, pull the rear rotors and see if the pads need replacing.

Ok, I guess I'll try that. Thanks

 

[CRE]

Ok, I guess I'll try that. Thanks

Hopefully, it's nothing like my passenger side was... Someone had taken it completely apart and apparently decided they didn't know what they were doing just scooped all the loose parts into the drum. Needless to say that I've got an entirely new ebrake on that side now, I had to replace everything.

 

[theKnifeArtist]

i hear them ebrake shoes are yay expensive though...

 

[Guyana00]

I got an e-brake question too, relating to the thread, I don't think I'm jackin this thread...I hope.

I wanted to know how hard it is to replace the e-brake cable. Is there a write-up or diy anyone knows of. Or does anyone know what steps it entails? The e-brake on my car doesn't work and I'm not quite sure how hard it is to do the job myself if it is the cable. Of course if it comes down to it or if it's way beyind something I wanna try then I'll take it to a shop, but I wanted to try it out, do it myself.

 

[CRE]

Depends which part of the e-brake cable. The front half is easy, doing the rear on mine sucked big time. I don't know if there are any how-to's, the worst part is the cable sleeve's fitting which anchors into the knuckle. There's probably a tool that'd make it easier, but I don't have one.

If you decide to tackle it yourself do one side at a time so you can refer to the opposite side when reassembling everything.

If I had to do it again, I'd pay a shop. Mine was worse because I had to replace *everything* including the knuckle. The TSRM does have a break down, but I don't remember it being any help.

 

[Hobbes992]

thanks guys, this has been helpful

 

[theDon]

there is a nut you can adjust right on the handle to make the line tighter... I remember when I first saw that I was like WTF that's it?!

 

[Steve_N]

Hobbes992 I had the same problem & my shoes was out of adjustment. I followed the instructions in diag. 9 & fixed it right up.

http://www.cygnusx1.net/Supra/Library/TSRM/MK3/manual.aspx?Section=BR&Page=45

 

[PROJECT N00b]

I got a question. when you pull the e-brake is it applied to the discs or is it applied to a drum like brake assembly?

 

[OneJArpus]

the e-brake system is inside of the rotor which is a drum setup. I would check the cables first. I had this problem and when i tightened the cable it fixed it. w00t

 

[PROJECT N00b]

ah really? i woulda thought that they would just be discs and discs only...

 

[RazoE]

i pulled up on my ebrake one day and heard a snap..



hasnt worked since then. Leaving it in 1st FTW..