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Ford Explorer Community - Maintenance - Modifications - Performance Upgrades - Problem Solving - Off-Road - Street
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I just changed my passenger side ebrake cable, adjusted both tires and my ebrake still doesnt hold 1200rpm's i need to fix this to pass inspection. my ebrake shoes are fine, they were replaced last summer. I lifted both tires and tightened them till i could rotate the tire by hand in neutral but couldnt rotate when the ebrake was on. what else can I do?
make sure all the parts of the system are freely moving... usually the lever at the drum is "semi-froze". ensure that your cables are tightening when the brakes are applied. ensure that you have pressed the pedal as far as possible without "bottoming"... if bottoming, you need to reduce the cable length.
I just changed my passenger side ebrake cable, adjusted both tires and my ebrake still doesnt hold 1200rpm's i need to fix this to pass inspection. my ebrake shoes are fine, they were replaced last summer. I lifted both tires and tightened them till i could rotate the tire by hand in neutral but couldnt rotate when the ebrake was on. what else can I do?
A bad cable could have binded and ruined the shoes. Your lever mechanism may be rusty and not releasing properly. You may have to set the shoes closer to the drum. You should feel a tiny bit of resistance on the shoes when the brakes are off.
