no parking brake adjustment for windstar?

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Petebert - 24 Aug 2004 00:35 GMT

I have to really pull on my parking brake to get it to work now but I read
in the Haynes manual there's no adjustment for the cable if you've got rear
drums, so what do you do when the parking brake doesn't work as well
anymore?

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trainfan1 - 24 Aug 2004 02:12 GMT

> I have to really pull on my parking brake to get it to work now but I read
> in the Haynes manual there's no adjustment for the cable if you've got rear
> drums, so what do you do when the parking brake doesn't work as well
> anymore?

Adjust the rear brakes first...

Then the cables must be replaced if that doesn't work.

Rob

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Jeff - 24 Aug 2004 02:30 GMT

> > I have to really pull on my parking brake to get it to work now but I read
> > in the Haynes manual there's no adjustment for the cable if you've got rear
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> Then the cables must be replaced if that doesn't work.

There is a thing you can buy that takes the slack out of the brake cables at
autostores.

It had a bolt that pushes on the cable in such a way that it puts a kink in
the cable, taking up slack.

My dad used to sell them.

Jeff

> Rob

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