last week i put all new brakepads on my car,adjusted the e brake according to the articleeverything was fine,e brake held tight after about 3-4 clicks, i snapped a lug nut torquing down my wheels,so i had to disassemble my passenger rear brakes to replace the stud..
after doing so the e brake isnt tight like it was,now it takes about 6-8 clicks to hold,how or what would cause the e brake to lose its tension like i previously had it,i was gonna try to re-adjust it but the adjusting nut (under center console)is almost as tight as it will go,it has more room to play with but im not sure if its good to have that nut adjusted so far to get tension in the e brake. can any light be shed on this,i dont like having to pull my e brake so far up to get it to hold,i like it to grab fuly by 6 clicks..also if im driving and yank the e brake to lock up the wheels,they wont lock up but slow down gradually..
thanks for any insight..

also the rear calipers are only about a year old and are working fine...

 

good morning h-t

 

double check the work you did to the rear end

sounds like one of the cable stops aren't installed

 

cable stops? everything is installed exactly the way i took it off,i just removed the caliper,pads,caliper bracket,took broken stud out,new stud in,caliper bracket back on,pads back on,caliper back on,wheel back on and was like hey what happened to my e brake tension i just had..

 

any thoughts?

 

serious? well i got some of the tension back but it still wont lock up the rear wheels if im driving and ****** the e brake..shouldnt it?

 

well how many clicks does the brake come up?

 

spec is 6-10 clicks

 

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about 6 but that isnt grabbing hard,i can pull it up as hard as i want ,it will hold the car on a hill etc,but if i put it in first it will move no problem,u bareley feel the *** drop..

 

no thoughts?
well its taking about 12 clicks to actually hold the car on a slight hill...

 

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