Hi,

Not sure if this is the same parking brake set-up as on the f-250 and
f-350 chassis, but if it is, then it's an easy job. It is easiest to
do the adjustment if you put the rear of the truck up on jack stands or
blocks and take the wheels off but you can do it with the truck on the
ground and the wheels on; it's just a little harder to test to see if
you have adjusted the brakes too much or too little.

Directly behind both rear disks is a drum parking brake set-up. If you
crawl under and look at the back of these drums you will see a small
oblong rubber plug about an inch to an inch and a half long. This is
the plug to the brake adjustment access hole. Use a large flat end
screwdriver to pop out this plug and using a flashlight you will see a
notched adjustment wheel. Use the same large screwdriver and move the
adjustment wheel a few clicks (5 or 6) clockwise to tighten the brakes.
If you have the rear of the truck up on stands you can spin the rear
wheels and continue to adjust until the brake shoes start to rub on the
drum and then back the adjustment wheel back off one or two clicks. If
you have left the wheels on and the truck on the ground, you will need
to start the truck, drop it in drive without Appling the parking brake
and see if creeps forward then keep adjusting until it dose not creep
in drive anymore and then back off the adjuster one or tow clicks.

I hope that helps and wasn't too convoluted.

Best regards, husk-her

Not one of the other posters has it right on this MH/Chassis. The parking
brake is a drive
line brake. It clamps down on the drive line just behind the transmission
and just in front of the front U joints. There is an adjustment nut assembly
there and you can adjust it by turning the nut so that it tightens in. Have
some one set in the drivers chair, keys out of ignition, transmission in
park. You adjust, have them set the brake and see if the pedal has less
play. If it's out of adjustment you will have to have it repaired. I can't
speak for the 2002 chassis, but on the 1999 new shoes cannot be put on, the
whole brake assembly has to be replaced. Cost is about $900.00 plus labor.
Don't ask how I know that. :-)

Usually these things auto adjust if you reverse and then tap the brake
pedal.  Do you maybe have a driveway that lets you avoid reversing?

H.

Follow the cable from each rear wheel.  Where they join should be a
cable adjustment.

Another thing to check is the rear brake adjusters.  If the MH is not
backed up on a frequent basis, you may have to have the rear brakes
manually adjusted.

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Dave Thompson