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Jeep Wrangler YJ
YJ General Discussion
Can the cable holding the parking brake lever up get loose this quickly?
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<blockquote data-quote="mvez" data-source="post: 436219" data-attributes="member: 20613"><p>First post here but have used the forum for alot of advice. </p><p>I serviced the rear brakes s on my YJ for the first time. I bought the full kit for changing out all the springs and even new cylinders. Been driving it around for 1k miles since. The parking brake was starting to be so loose that it wouldn't hold even on a small slope. </p><p>I pulled the rear drums off to inspect. </p><p>The self adjusting lever arm on the left rear brake is no longer touching the adjuster wheel. The right one is still touching but barely, def not further up on the teeth like it was when I installed it. </p><p></p><p>My question is, can the cable holding the lever up get loose that quickly? Both levers were correctly gripping the teeth of the adjuster when installed with plenty of tension. Now that they're loose/not adjusting I am assuming it why the parking break won't grab since the cylinders are probably only engaging the top of the brake pads when the parking brake is pulled. Here are before pics and a pic of the rear left arm now not touching</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]120452[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]120453[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]120454[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mvez, post: 436219, member: 20613"] First post here but have used the forum for alot of advice. I serviced the rear brakes s on my YJ for the first time. I bought the full kit for changing out all the springs and even new cylinders. Been driving it around for 1k miles since. The parking brake was starting to be so loose that it wouldn't hold even on a small slope. I pulled the rear drums off to inspect. The self adjusting lever arm on the left rear brake is no longer touching the adjuster wheel. The right one is still touching but barely, def not further up on the teeth like it was when I installed it. My question is, can the cable holding the lever up get loose that quickly? Both levers were correctly gripping the teeth of the adjuster when installed with plenty of tension. Now that they're loose/not adjusting I am assuming it why the parking break won't grab since the cylinders are probably only engaging the top of the brake pads when the parking brake is pulled. Here are before pics and a pic of the rear left arm now not touching [ATTACH=full]120452[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]120453[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]120454[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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Can the cable holding the parking brake lever up get loose this quickly?
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