First make sure service brakes are adjusted properly Adjusting bolt will either be at the junction of the 3 cables under the vehicle or at the handle of the emergency brake - make have to move the plastic trim
How do you adjust parking brake on 2004 chev 2500 series 4x4
You dont
You have to take off the caliper and rotor and adjust the brake with a flat head screwdriver
if your van has rear drum brakes, adjust them up until there is a slight drag on the brakes. this usually does the trick to tighten up the parking brake.
there will be an adjuster under the left rocker where the cable spilts into two
A brake repair for a 2004 Ford Mustang costs about $1500.
There's an access window on the backing plate that's cover with a rubber plug.
# To gain access to the parking brake adjuster raise the rear and support the truck # Remove the rubber plug from the brake backing plate and using a screwdriver or brake adjusting tool turn the adjusting screw star wheel until the parking brake shoe start to drag as the disc is turned then back off the star wheel until the shoes dont drag
It is behind the disk brake rotor.
There is a lever above the parking break that you pull by hand.
Tighten it
If it doesn't have a release handle, you step down on the parking brake pedal one more time to release it.