1. Remove Cup Holder

2. Remove backseat ashtray

3. Put 12mm socket over adjusting nut by hand via cupholder hole

4. Slide approximately 12" extension through ashtray hole into 12mm socket

5. Release parking brake

6. Adjust clockwise to tighten

This is my first post where I'm not asking what to do. Please don't flame, just wanted to share as the Helms manual says you have to take off the center console. Sorry I don't have pictures.

 

thats what I did, does your brake have trouble keeping you on a hill? b/ thats all it will fix, they dont lock up while driving

 

Yes it was adjusted because I live live somewhere with a lot of hills now and I just changed my brakes. Woo for AEM brake pads, set number two.

 

Actually, in the rear hubs, there is an automatic adjustment for the rear brakes, and when you replace the rear pads, your supposed to back that out to its original position, so the automatic adjustment still works as the pads wear down. If you didn't do this, eventually your rear pads will be doing nothing again, even though there is plenty of pad left.

 

No kidding? I'll have to check in the helms manual for how to do that, since i just changed the pads. Thanks

 

why does that matter if the rear brakes are only applied while parking?

 

The rear brakes are not just applied with the parking brake.