2001 Toyota Tundra How To Adjust Parking Brake
2002 - Rear Drum Brake Adjustment Nov 5 2013.
2001 toyota tundra how to adjust parking brake. Pull on the e-brake and release it a couple times Id say at least five times then drop the vehicle and check if the e-brake is holding enough to your liking. There is also an access window on the drum that will let you adjust the mechanism if you know what you are doing. Tighten up the adjuster nut till the parking brake pedal has 9-13 clicks to set the brake.
You need a vice grip plier and two 10mm or 12 mm dont remember for sure box or open end wrenches. The Toyota dealer told me that the rear brakes needed to be adjusted every 10000 miles to keep the brakes and parking brake in adjustment. On average the cost for a Toyota Tundra Adjust Parking Brake Cable is 95 with 0 for parts and 95 for labor.
I know people manually adjust the star adjuster every oil change but Im losing braking power. This is a 2001 model and a similar procedure may apply to other Toyota models as well. A Toyota Tundra Parking Brake System Adjust costs between 48 and 61 on average.
As on most Toyotas the auto adjust feature is through repeated and regular use of the parking brake NOT by tapping the brakes. Brake Cables are responsible for application of the parking or emergency brake. Toyota Tundra with 2413mm 95 x 3048mm 12 Brakes 2014 Rear Parking Brake Shoes by Monroe.
Dont seem to have an adjustment hole on my 2002 Tundra SR5 2W drive. The rear shoes must be adjusted first if they are adjusted then you can adjust the cable the adjustment for the cable is done at the pedal there is an adjusting nut and a lock nut first back off the locking nut then turn the adjusting nut a few turns and check the brake it shoud have 6 to 9 clicks before it stops once the cable is adjusted tighten the lock nut I will post a diagram below that shows this adjusterTim. When you pull the parking brake if the adjusting plate can move one or more teeth it will tighten the brakes a little.
The parking brake cable usually also has some adjustment points that allow the parking brake cable to be adjusted. Toyota Tundra 2001 Parking Brake Cable by Dorman. There are two pieces to unscrew and remove.