JHZR2
Staff member
I am having issues with the parking brake on my 91 300D. It’s the only thing that doesn’t work in the car, so I’m doing ok…
The foot pedal doesn’t go down at all. Not one click. it will allow the cable in there to move, but not enough to do anything.
I guess there are two options - the under car mechanism that pulls on the cables going to each wheel, or else the adjustment of the shoes. The car has the typical drum brake in the disc rotor hat design.
I pulled the wheels and tried to adjust the mechanism. The passenger side I could adjust until I couldn’t turn the wheels, then I let off tem clicks. The driver side I did the same, tightening until I couldn’t turn any more, then backed it off. I couldn’t get it more than four clicks.
So somehow I can get the shoes to engage enough, and can back off. But the extent that imcan back it off is different per side. What does that mean in terms of the assembly and situation?
Unfortunately the cable splitter and return spring is under the car in the driveshaft tunnel, and lifting the car on my jackpoint jackstsnds is not high enough to get under safely.
Any recommendations on what to check next?
The foot pedal doesn’t go down at all. Not one click. it will allow the cable in there to move, but not enough to do anything.
I guess there are two options - the under car mechanism that pulls on the cables going to each wheel, or else the adjustment of the shoes. The car has the typical drum brake in the disc rotor hat design.
I pulled the wheels and tried to adjust the mechanism. The passenger side I could adjust until I couldn’t turn the wheels, then I let off tem clicks. The driver side I did the same, tightening until I couldn’t turn any more, then backed it off. I couldn’t get it more than four clicks.
So somehow I can get the shoes to engage enough, and can back off. But the extent that imcan back it off is different per side. What does that mean in terms of the assembly and situation?
Unfortunately the cable splitter and return spring is under the car in the driveshaft tunnel, and lifting the car on my jackpoint jackstsnds is not high enough to get under safely.
Any recommendations on what to check next?