mountaingoat

So after 238k miles, my parking brake is pretty marginal...it's at max adjustment, and won't hold on too much of a hill.

I didn't really want to drop $40 on a new cable right now while I'm saving for a rebuild, so I got to looking at the old stretched cable and came up with a cheap and simple fix.

1. Loosen the adjuster all the way.

2. Wrap the (now very slack) cable once around a short bolt, and clamp it on with a nut.

3. Tighten the adjuster to an appropriate amount of tension, and bingo - tight e-brake cable again!

Sure, it's a temporary fix - and my cable was so loose I ended up using two bolts, and making an additional loop in the cable. But it works, and it's nearly free!

I'll try to snap a pic later.

desertcamper67

Ever try adjusting your rear brake adjuster? That helps too.

mountaingoat

Yeah, the rear brakes were adjusted correctly. Sometimes the cable just gets too stretched to be effective anymore.