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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Toyota Yaris Troubleshooting Forum

2002 Toyota Yaris Handbrake Adjustment

If you are just trying to adjust the lever itself and the rear brakes work fine with the pedal, you will need to remove the center console trim and you will see the adjustment nuts about 8 inches from the handle assembly itself.

If you are attempting to adjust the rear drum brakes themselves, this is a bit different.

Toyota Yaris parking brake sticking/HAND BRAKE STUCK UP OR JAMMED.

The hand brake handle will go all the way down like it has release but while drive the brakes are dragging. You can also pull up on the handle and it feels that there is no resistance to it. If you just sit and wait for a couple minutes it was make a pop sound and then the brake is release.

This indicates that there is something wrong with the cable. Or problem with the spring.

Yes this is noticed by others too.

Springs break or get weak, they don't stick in one position and then release with "a pop sound". Lubing the spring isn't going to fix your problem. If something is not moving as it should, it's probably one (or both) of the cables but some investigation is in order though to see if the problem is in the cables or in one of the rear brakes.

Im having the same problem with my standard yaris too.It seems that the parking cable works fine but the rear brakes are sticking and are still stuck....
You need to un-stick them to get the drum off?
Use a hammer to hit the rear drums to make them unstick.

Use a rubber mallet. The car is not driveable at all because the rear brake linings are stuck to the drum.

PROBLEM SOLVED FOR HANDBRAKE STUCK PROBLEM:------

Hitting with the rubber mallet did not release the stuck brake, so i cut the cable which was seized and now all is good again... all i need to do is get a new cable installed when i do a brake service.

with age water could find its way into the sleeve holding that cable. Might be worth a shot or 2 of cable lube.

Please Note:---

Cutting the cable will not affect the hydraulic brake action at all.

When you will cut the cable , it will snap. It will snap hard,that can hurt your hand.In that case you can stuff rags around the cable where you cut it so that it will only pull back rather than whip around. The distance the cut end will travel is only an inch or two; you can estimate this by looking at the brake lever arm on the caliper- it can only rotate a small amount. The cable will also unstretch.

One more option is to use screwdriver to release the cable.It will need some force.

The screwdriver unhooking the ratchet. In that case You might have to pull up on the handle once again to be able to get the teeth disengaged.

See the Handbrake image shown below:-----

I had the same problem and this solved my issue:----

The handbrake stuck on and rear calipers froze.

I got some warm water, and pour on both calipers, kept tapping the brakes and after about 10 mins voila the handbrake was un-stuck.

The best advise is

jack the car up and clean the handbrake cable.

Inspect the handbrake cable.If its worn out and loose then it has to be replaced.But if its intact and tight,then proper cleaning of handbrake cable will solve the problem.

ONE OF MY FRIEND ALSO NOTICED THE SAME ISSUE.

HERE IS HIS DESCRIPTION ABOUT WHAT HE DID.

HE followed my advise,

He jacked up the car.Then removed the back wheels and the spring on the rear brakes.This both parts were stuck hard and filled with grit.So he removed this parts out and cleaned it up and added a nice spray of wd40, to the spring, not discs or pads, and its been fine since.

This details will help.

Thanks.

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Thursday, June 2, 2011

how to change parking brake cable on Chevy Lumina?

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

Front

Raise and support the vehicle safely.

Loosen the adjuster nut and disconnect the front cable from the connector.

Disconnect the cable from the clip at the frame and the hanger.

Lower the vehicle. Unfasten the retaining screws and nut, then lower the driver's side sound insulator panel to gain access to the parking brake pedal assembly.

Remove the carpet finish molding and lift the carpet.

Remove the cable retaining clip at the lever assembly.

See Figure 1

Fig. Fig. 1: Exploded view of the front parking brake cable and lever coupling

Disconnect the cable from the parking brake pedal by compressing the retainer fingers. Remove the cable from the vehicle.

See Figures 2, 3, 4 and 5

Fig. Fig. 2: Use a suitable pair of pliers to disconnect the front parking brake cable ...

Fig. Fig. 3: ... from the parking brake mechanism.

Fig. Fig. 4: Front parking brake cable routing.

Fig. Fig. 5: Under vehicle parking brake cable routing

To install:

Insert the cable through the floor pan and grommet and seat the grommet.

Install the grommet retainer to the floor pan.

Install the cable in the retaining clips.

Connect the cable and casing to the control assembly and seat the retaining tangs.

Install the cable retaining clip at the lever assembly.

Place the carpet in position and install the carpet finish molding.

Install the driver's side insulator panel screws and nuts.

Raise and support the vehicle safely.

Install the cable to the hanger and clip at the frame.

Connect the cable to the equalizer and connector.

Adjust the parking brake cable and lower the vehicle.

Rear

There is a special tool available which is designed to compress the rear parking brake cable retaining tangs for removal from the brake backing plate; however, another method is illustrated in the accompanying figures.

Raise and support the vehicle safely.

Loosen the equalizer nut.

Disconnect the cable at the equalizer and connector.

Remove the tire and wheel assembly.

Remove the brake drum.

Disconnect the cable from the parking brake lever.

Disconnect the cable and spring from the bracket at the caliper.

Use the proper tool, or follow the procedure shown in the accompanying figure to depress the retaining tangs and remove the cable and casing from the backing plate.

See Figures 6, 7, 8 and 9

Fig. Fig. 6: View of the rear parking brake cable attachment to the backing plate.

Fig. Fig. 7: To remove the rear cable from the backing plate, slide a small screw clamp partially over the conduit fitting

Fig. Fig. 8: Use a screwdriver to tighten the clamp screw snugly, in order to compress the retaining tangs

Fig. Fig. 9: Once the tangs, or fingers, are compressed, you can push the conduit through the backing plate and remove the cable from the vehicle