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Reply With QuoteThe calipers and rotors have to come off, and assuming you're not going to remove the rear spindles, there's a tech article on the Rowley Corvette website on replacing the park brake parts with the spindles in place.
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Parking Brake Rebuild
Hello everyone,
I parked my car today, put on the parking brake, and it rolled down my driveway. How difficult is it to rebuild / replace shoes on the parking brake of a 1982 Corvette?
I have tons of service manuals, so I know how to do the job. I'm just wondering if it is a difficult job.
Thanks!
The calipers and rotors have to come off, and assuming you're not going to remove the rear spindles, there's a tech article on the Rowley Corvette website on replacing the park brake parts with the spindles in place.
This will help as well.
Gary
GTR1999
Have you tried to adjust them???? They won't hold too well when adjusted.
I didn't know they could be adjusted.
I'll look in my GM Shop Manual and see the process.
For all I know, it could have the original shoes.
I know a lot of people that don't bother with a parking brake on an Automatic transmission.
See that torpedo shaped device in the lower portion of GTR1999's photo?Originally Posted by minifridge1138
Take notice of the little gears/cogs. You will use these to turn the barrel of the device - in doing so, it adjusts the mini drum brake. There are holes in the rotor that provide access to the gears. I use a small scewdriver to turn the gears, but I believe there may be a special tool for the job. I hope this makes sense.
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Hello again, You might just need an adjustment:
To do that install the rotor and secure with the lug nuts, then insert a screwdriver and lift the handle away from the floor. When tight back off 7 to 9 teeth, the rotor should spin without serious drag.
Then adjust the cables for final hold which is 14 clicks on the parking brake handle. Hope that helps, PG.
My experience w/ the 67 and 68 was that once I exposed the parking brake calipers, they were totally rusted and dissfunctional. If your at all mechanical you should do fine w/ a good set of directions. And if you need help, just ask..
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