Parking Brake

CherokeeDude · 09-07-2006, 06:53 PM

How do I tighten my parking brake? Mine is kind of loose & I need to tighten it up. Thanks!

CherokeeDude · 09-07-2006, 09:39 PM

Bump......

djshortsleeve · 09-07-2006, 09:44 PM

Loose? What do you mean?

**ChewyXJ** · 09-07-2006, 09:46 PM

Climb underneath your baby, look above your rear driveshaft and you'll see two cables coming from the rear. Where these cables come together you'll see a bracket. On the rear side of the bracket you'll see a nut (don't remember the size for sure but I think its either 13 or 14 mm). This is your parking brake adjusting nut. Tighten/loosen this nut till you get around 6 clicks out of your parking brake handle.

CherokeeDude · 09-07-2006, 09:49 PM

Okay, I will do that. Thanks!

ki1022 · 09-07-2006, 10:13 PM

Also, to adjust individual sides, look on the back of your drum brakes. There should be a rubber plug near the bottom. Pull that off and you will see your star-wheel. Stick a screwdriver in the hole and turn this wheel to adjust the brake.

AZ Jeff · 09-08-2006, 01:04 PM

Proper parking brake adjustment always starts with adjusting the individual wheels FIRST, and THEN the equalizer assembly.

09-07-2006, 09:39 PM	#2
CherokeeDude Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 29 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Bump...... __________________ 1985 Jeep Cherokee 4 Door 4x4, NP207 AMC 2.5 Liter, 4 Cylinder T4, 4 Speed Manual

09-07-2006, 09:44 PM	#3
djshortsleeve Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Maine Posts: 213 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Loose? What do you mean? __________________ 1999 XJ Sport 4.0 4wd 4 door 140k miles Desert Sand XJ club President

09-07-2006, 09:46 PM	#4
ChewyXJ nom nom nom Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Whitefish, Montana Posts: 2,752 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Climb underneath your baby, look above your rear driveshaft and you'll see two cables coming from the rear. Where these cables come together you'll see a bracket. On the rear side of the bracket you'll see a nut (don't remember the size for sure but I think its either 13 or 14 mm). This is your parking brake adjusting nut. Tighten/loosen this nut till you get around 6 clicks out of your parking brake handle. __________________ '93 Cherokee Sport 4.0 man. 4.5" Black Diamond/ O.M.E., JKS control arms, discos, track bar, rear D44/detroit, 35x12.5 BFGmt's,33x13.5 LTBs,AlloyUSA shafts, oba, Warn M8000 multi-mount '97 Cherokee Sport 5spd,231, white, stock '90 Cherokee Pioneer 4.0 auto, 6" homebrew long arm lift, 33x10.5 BFG MT's, etc. '87 XJ 2" lift '96 XJ stock "Personally, I've learned so much from my mistakes, I'm thinking of making some more." "Don't believe everything you think..."

09-07-2006, 09:49 PM	#5
CherokeeDude Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 29 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Okay, I will do that. Thanks! __________________ 1985 Jeep Cherokee 4 Door 4x4, NP207 AMC 2.5 Liter, 4 Cylinder T4, 4 Speed Manual

09-07-2006, 10:13 PM	#6
ki1022 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 664 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Also, to adjust individual sides, look on the back of your drum brakes. There should be a rubber plug near the bottom. Pull that off and you will see your star-wheel. Stick a screwdriver in the hole and turn this wheel to adjust the brake. __________________ 94' XJ