adjust the shoes
You can adjust your parking brake by turning the parking brake adjustment bolt. The parking brake adjustment bolt is located on the parking brake pad assembly.
The 2000 Chevrolet Impala parking brake will have an adjustment bolt on the parking brake assembly. Turn the adjustment bolt to loosen or tighten the parking 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.
The 1996 Chevrolet Camaro parking brake has an adjustment bolt on the parking brake. Turn the adjustment bolt to adjust the brake.
The 1990 K1500 pickup truck parking brake is equipped with a adjustment bolt. Turn the adjustment bolt in or out to adjust the parking brake.
The cable is most likely out of adjustment. The adjuster is under the center console. Once the console is removed, the parking brake cables can be seen. There will be one cable that goes from the lever back a short distance. It is connected to an equalizer bar which has two more cable attached to it. These go to the rear brakes. On the back of the equalizer, there is nut. Tighten the nut until the lever travels only five to seven clicks.
Yes, the shoes have an adjustment on them.
Underneath your vehicle, a steel threaded cable comes from the back of one hub and is joined by a short cable from the other hub--then the original cable runs to a threaded end with an adjuster nut in it--and one smaller nut on the end outside of that--(this is the equalizer bar)--you'll see it real close to your transmission. You might have to jack-up the back of the vehicle??? Pull the parking brake lever up sharply and then release it. Pull the parking brake lever to the second click and leave it there. You're looking for a slight drag of the brake shoes when you spin the wheels. To increase the drag, get under at the equalizer bar and turn the adjusting nut to take up the slack in the cables. Get out and spin the rear wheels if you think it's to tight. I will say don't be afraid to crank on it for a while as in this case, a little adjustment really does not go a long way. When you think you have the drag right, go back in the car and pull the brake up the the fourth click. At this point the wheels should be locked and you should not be able to turn them even when trying hard. If you can, tighten them up a little more. Once you've done this, release the brake and make sure the wheels spin freely. If they are still binding due to the parking brake, back off the adjustment a little. And that's basically the whole adjustment procedure.
Don't know what year model your Ranger is, but if it is between 1993-2005: The parking brake on all models is completely self-adjusting. No means of manual adjustment is provided. - Haynes Repair Manual #36071, 1993-2005 Ford Ranger Pick-ups. Also includes 1994-2005 Mazda Pick-ups, B-Series.
The 1998 Chevy Corvette parking brake can be adjusted with the parking brake adjustment bolt. You can also adjust the parking brake cable.
Chevrolet Blazer parking brake can be adjusted with the adjustment screw on the parking brake pad. The parking brake can also be adjusted with the parking brake cable.
it is behind the parking break.