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How do I adjust my emergency brakes on my 1999 ford expidition?
The only way you can completely turn off the headlights is to push in the emergency brake slightly, then start the truck and leave the emergency brake on the slightest setting, and the running lights will stay off. Obviously the brakes will be slightly engaged, but you can adjust the emergency brake so the first click doesn't engage the brakes.
You start by adjusting the rear brakes after you have inspected them.
First make sure that service brakes are adjusted properly Adjustment is located under the vehicle at the junction of the cables Set brake to 3 clicks and tighten adjuster so vehicle is "held" at that point
Could be many things, but I would check if self adjuster screw is frozen or rusted, self adjuster cable is broken, or emergency brake cables are frozen.
Yes, of course you can adjust the rear drum brakes. They should be self adjusting. Every time you back up and apply the brakes they should adjust themselves. If that is not working, look for a small rubber plug on the back of the backing plate. Remove that plug and with a brake adjustment tool, you can adjust the brakes. Search Google for the proper procedure to adjust drum brakes.
I know that there is a black cable underneath the car. You could see one running to the fron brakes and another to the back. In the middle you will be able to see where the 2 cables join. To tighten you have to adjust the slack on it one way. To loosen, you go the other way. Hope this helps.
There is no way to put the top down on a 1999 VW Cabrio using the emergency brakes. Just press the button on the dash board. The emergency brake helps to keep the car from rolling.
To adjust the rear brakes you take off the wheel. Take the 2 Phillips head screws out of the brake drum. Insert two 13mm bolts into the brake drum and turn them clockwise. Tighten the bolts down while tapping the drum on the side with a hammer. After getting the drum off you release the pressure on the parking brake adjuster. Adjust the brakes until the drums go on with a little bit of friction. If the back drum brakes aren't adjusted tight enough the brake pedal wil go down too far.
the emergency brake pads ARE the REAR brake pads.
A 1999 will have automatic slack adjusters. Press the brake pedal all the way to the floor a few times, and that should do it for you. If you're not certified to work on air brake systems, anything else is illegal for you to do.
It could be brake fluid, badly adjusted emergency brake sensor, some other problem with the brakes... a dealership code scanner can tell you what's wrong.