<VV> Rear brake adjustmentthink

Jim Houston jhouston001 at cfl.rr.com
Mon Aug 16 07:02:14 EDT 2010


  Seth,
Wouldn't a misadjusted emergency brake cable produce the same symptoms?

Jim Houston

On 8/16/2010 2:29 AM, Sethracer at aol.com wrote:
>
> Easy check - If you have to pull the parking/emergency brake lever more
> than two or three clicks out to set the rear brake - you need to check your
> brake adjustment. This, by the way, is a standard component of the
> operations test at the Corsa Concours - many people lose points for this
> "mal-adjustment".
>
> (The actual correct number of clicks is identified in the shop manual.  My
> number above is an estimate from years of having mal-adjusted rear brakes.)
>
> Seth  Emerson
>
> C's the Day! - Corvair,  Camaro, Corvette
>
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