Parking brake adjustment w124

[kel]

1990 w124 300d

anyone know how to adjust the parking brake to make it tighter, goes almost to the floor and barely holds, due an MOT shortly.

Thanks kel

 

[kikkthecat]

The adjuster is inside the brake drum on the rear wheels. Remove each wheel in turn, line up the adjuster with the hole in the drum and turn with a screwdriver till the wheel wont turn then back it off so it spins free. The shoes dont usually wear out as they are only applied to a stationary drum.
But it sounds as though with that much travel you may have a streched cable that needs replacing.

 

[kel]

Thanks Ray, will try that, is the adjuster hard to spot through the hole ?


kel

 

[Ian B Walker]

Thanks Ray, will try that, is the adjuster hard to spot through the hole ?


kel

Bloody hard to spot. Be prepared for some bad language, loss of skin and a hangover. Anyway Ray, how come you are advising You aint done it yet, its this poor sucker who does yours

 

[Dieselman]

Bloody hard to spot. Be prepared for some bad language, loss of skin and a hangover. Anyway Ray, how come you are advising You aint done it yet, its this poor sucker who does yours

Obviously Ray has good observation skills.