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New shoes, No E-Brake......

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    New shoes, No E-Brake......

    Hi all,

    I recently replaced the rear brakes, and all springs and retainers, on my
    1990 Accord LX Sedan.

    Ever since, I have no Emergency Brake. I removed the cover, and tried
    to adjust, and noticed that when I apply the brake the driver side works
    great... Tight after about 5th click. But the passenger side is totally loose.

    I have removed the drums again, and applied the brake. Both LOOK like
    they are working. Both pull the shoes where they should, however with the
    drums on, only the driver side actually holds the drum. The passenger side I can rotate by hand.

    I am stumped, and any help would be appreciated.

    Thanks in advance!

    Mike
    Tags: cable, e-brake, emergency brake, shoes
    #2
    emergency brake cable could be stretched an in need of replacing. Other than that only other thing i would check is the springs might be wore. If it where me id replace the rear to a rotor brake system. Much easier to work on.

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      #3
      Originally posted by ugafan001 View Post
      emergency brake cable could be stretched an in need of replacing. Other than that only other thing i would check is the springs might be wore. If it where me id replace the rear to a rotor brake system. Much easier to work on.
      Easier, but does he want to keep the vehicle for a long time. And whats the condition?

      Anyways. It sounds like you have a seized up brake cable which is fairly common on our cars.

      When you pop up the Ebrake cable, does the balancer pull only one cable? (right where you ajusted the Ebrake)

      Chances are, if only one cable is pulling, you have a seized up line. Can you use it like this? Sure why not. Is it completely safe? No. I would suggest replacing the line whenever you got the chance if this is infact the case.

      Edit: Welcome to the site!
      90 Accord EX F22a1 Auto R.I.P.
      2011 Mazda 3 Hatch 2.5L GS sport HELLO!

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        #4
        Thats would have been second guess but he said that when drums are off they move ok which led to my answer of slack in cable due to streching. Ur proly right though.

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