84toyota4x4extcab

so last summer i broke my ebrake cable then parked my truck for the winter i have since replaced my cable and rear shoes except that now my ebrake cable only works when my truck is rolling backwards? anyone ever experience something like this?

xxxtreme22r

that's funny mine, with new shoes and old cable seems to grab better going forward. sub'd for later reference.

anyone know off hand, (I haven't looked in the FSM yet) if the cables themselves are adjustable or just the drums?

crash121

same problem here, i adjusted the cable and it was fine for a few weeks. now it only works in reverse again

ravenlord

There are 3 adjustments on the Ebrake system.

The Drum adjustment. Self explanatory. Tighten the shoes up.

Then there is the Bellcrank assembly. This sets how far back the shoes are allowed to retract when you let off on the ebrake.

Lastly there is the lever adjustment. It is up near the fuel filtre at the front of the truck. It has 2 nuts and adjusts how tight the cable is allowed to be pulled.

84toyota4x4extcab

i readjusted my cable and realised that my adjuster cables inside the drums were snapped replaced em and the ebrake works fine

crazy4runner

Can anyone show me a picture where the e brake is located at? I'm trying to adjust mine as well due to not enaging and holding tight please help!

xxxtreme22r

ebrake is your drum brakes in the rear, if your drum brakes are adjusted properly per FSM and you still have to pull your handle too far then the cable adjuster to make the cable tighter is under the truck on the passenger side near the transfer case crossmember. But before you tighten that cable ensure your drum brakes are adjusted properly as that 90% of the time fixes ebrake issues. But those cable do stretch over time.

It's best you download yourself the FSM use goggle to find or a search on here. It's free.
This will show you how to both adjust the drums and the ebrake cable.

However, I don't recommend adjusting the brakes if your not familiar with how drum brakes work.

84toyota4x4extcab

yeah it was just because the adjuster cables were snapped

xxxtreme22r

My last reply was for the guy who pretty much hi-jacked your thread. sorry.

crazy4runner

Thanks guys, I tighten it up and it work great and I finally figure where the break line are at lol......