99 Sunfire GT Rear Brakes

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clayton6870@googlemail.com - 18 Nov 2006 15:30 GMT

Hi,
I have a 99 Sunfire GT and I live in Germany. My car recently failed
inspection for registration. The inspector said I had no e-brake or
foot brake on the rear passenger tire. Now I am pretty proficient with
disc brakes, but drum brakes I am ignorant on. Any help or suggestions
would be greatly appreciated.

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Geoff Welsh - 18 Nov 2006 21:33 GMT

> Hi,
> I have a 99 Sunfire GT and I live in Germany. My car recently failed
> inspection for registration. The inspector said I had no e-brake or
> foot brake on the rear passenger tire. Now I am pretty proficient with
> disc brakes, but drum brakes I am ignorant on. Any help or suggestions
> would be greatly appreciated.

What's your question?
All Sunfires, just like almost every other car, DO have a parking brake
on the rear wheels.
GW

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clayton6870@googlemail.com - 19 Nov 2006 12:37 GMT

Ok, it's not a matter of IF I have a parking brake on the rear. I know
there is one. The problem is that the inspector said that on the rear
passenger tire that the e-brake and foot brake are not functioning (no
e-brake or foot brake). He stated that the other 3 tires are fine. it's
just the rear passenger wheel.

Lee

> > Hi,
> > I have a 99 Sunfire GT and I live in Germany. My car recently failed
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> on the rear wheels.
> GW

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Geoff Welsh - 19 Nov 2006 22:12 GMT

> Ok, it's not a matter of IF I have a parking brake on the rear. I know
> there is one. The problem is that the inspector said that on the rear
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>
> Lee

The shoes are either stuck, or are waaayy out of adjustment.
Take both sides apart, and compare the working one to the non-working one.
GW

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shiden_kai - 18 Nov 2006 23:14 GMT

> I have a 99 Sunfire GT and I live in Germany. My car recently failed
> inspection for registration. The inspector said I had no e-brake or
> foot brake on the rear passenger tire. Now I am pretty proficient with
> disc brakes, but drum brakes I am ignorant on. Any help or suggestions
> would be greatly appreciated.

More info would be helpful. But offhand... I can suggest a couple
of things. I've seen the brake cable end that hooks onto the
lever that applies the park brake.....break off. Obviously, this
will leave you with no park brake. The other item that sometimes
fails is the auto adjust feature in the park brake lever assembly.

You will probably need to start by pulling the rear drums off,
have a look at the mechanism...see if it all works as it should.
While you are in there, adjust the rear brake shoes properly.
Often, the auto adjust feature on the brake shoes does not
work as it should....so a manual adjustment is in order.

Ian

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