I believe you must buy new e-brake cables if I'm not mistaken.
do you mean cavalier hand brake?
The 2001 Chevy Cavalier parking brake has an adjustment bolt on the parking brake assembly. Turn the adjustment bolt to loosen or tighten the parking brake.
At the "Y" in the cables at the rear of the car
the E-Brake is located inside the rear rotor. to properly adjust it you have to remove rear rotor and adjust and readjust to correct adjustment.
The parking brake on these vehicles are basically self-adjusting. Fully apply and release the hand parking brake lever 4-6 times to self-adjust.
Raise the brake up 5 clicks and raise up the car and put it on jack stands. Find the threaded rod that houses the parking brake cable under the vehicle and adjust it until the rear tires do not spin..
at the rear brakes. remove wheels, & brake drums, adjust rear brakes to specs, and the E-brake will automatically be adjusted.
What if you've checked your brakes and they are fine. My e-brake cable is stretched out and no adjuster is anywhere to be found. Is there an adjuster for a 2002 cavalier? before you think about adjusting your e-brake cable, you may want to inspect or have your rear brakes inspected. most of the time the e-brake cable will not need adjusting and the problem lies in excessive wear on your rear drum brakes. the e-brake functions by mechanically engaging your brakes (as opposed to hydraulic actuation from your braking system) in the rear. if they are too far worn, the cable pull created by your e-brake lever will not fully engage or may sometimes not at all engage your rear brakes. you could tighten the cable, but you would need to readjust when you had the rear brake shoes replaced. check your brake wear first. if that doesn't solve your problem, then adjust the e-brake.
The clutch on a 98 cav. is hydrolic and has no adjustment. If still full of fluid "brake fluid"needs replaced.
I own a 2006 Mazda Tribute I. I am not a mechanic but I recently adjusted my E-brake, and this what I discovered... The E-brake adjustment nut is located under the E-brake leather cover (directly to the left of the E-brake lever). You have to remove the E-brake cover and tighthen the bolt to the proper adjustment.
how do you adjust parking brake
you need to adjust the rear brakes and that will tighten up the e brake. If that doesnt help, you may need new rear brake shoes.