So I was driving on a hill and I was at a red light and I decided to test my parking brakes. It was a downhill and I put my brakes on and I let go of the brakes and I started to slide, and I'm thinking, wtf mate? So I tried rolling downhill without the parking brakes and it was only a little faster than with the parking brakes, so my conclusion would be that my parking brakes suck! Also, I had accidentally pushed my car backwards a little with the parking brakes were engaged a day before when I was adjusting my headlights. I was thinking, wait, my car isn't suppose to move like that with the parking brakes.

So my question here is, what could be wrong with the parking brakes and how can I fix it? Would I need to buy a new parking brake cable and install it or just tighten the parking brakes? Thanks mates!

 

remove armrest. connected to the e brake there is a nut, trying adjusting that to help your ebrake. but generally on a big hill u might want to leave the car in gear and of course turn the wheels towards the curb

 

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downhill = towards the curb, uphill = away from the curb....LOL @ driver's ed.

 

u dont need anything but a 12mm i think. remove armrest like john666 said and tighten that nut. i tightened my ebrake not long ago, works great.

 

do you have rear disc or rear drum?

 

i don't know but i have a stock 94 civic ex 4 dr.

i know about the turning wheels when parking, i was just testing my parking brakes when i was stopped at the right light.

thanks mate, i'll see what happens after.

 

and about goin backwards with the e brake on. .that wont hurt nothing

 

i know mate, just that i'm worried my pbrakes aren't that great. i would like for my rear wheels to lock when i pull on the pbrakes. :-)

to adjust it, i turn the nut to the right/counter clockwise?

 

being a 4dr ex you should have rear disk. You have a few things to check before adjusting that cable. It is not uncommon for the rear caliper slide pins to seize. When they do the ebrakes stop working. The next thing would be a locked up ebrake mech in the caliper(you would have to replace the caliper). The last thing would be the ebrake cable is seized. To fix the first problem you have to remove the caliper from is bracket and use heat to work the slide pins out of the bracket. Replace the pins and the rubber guide/seal.Re lube with a good synthetic pin grease after you clean out all the old grease run the puck back in and reassemble.

Look here this is a blow up of the rear brake assy the slide pins are #22,#38 the guides/seals #21 these all are avil aftermarket
http://www.hondaautomotivepart...SK%29