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How-to · Brakes · Pads, rotors, bleed
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The parking brake is a cable (or an electric motor) that locks the rear brakes so the car does not roll. If the handle climbs to the sky or the car rolls on a driveway, the cable is slack or the little shoes inside a rear disc hat are worn. Adjustment is model-specific. If you have an electronic EPB, do not yank the cable — you need a scan-tool retract.
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How to adjust a parking brake cable
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The parking brake does not hold on a grade. Please tell me if this is a cable adjustment, rear shoe service, or an electronic parking-brake retract.
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Ask which system you have and whether they put the EPB in service mode before compressing a rear caliper.
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Bleed after a pad job if the pedal is soft
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Brakes
Replace brake pads and rotors
Pads are the sacrificial blocks. Rotors are the discs they squeeze. When pads hit the wear tab you hear a squeal. When they are gone you hear grinding — that is metal cutting the rotor. A complete job is pads, hardware, greased pins, and rotors measured against the discard thickness stamped on the hat.
Brakes
Bleed brakes by yourself with a $5 bottle
A second person pumping the pedal is the classic bleed. If you are alone, a bottle of fluid and a clear hose that stays submerged keeps air from getting sucked back in. Still: never let the reservoir go empty.
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