Remove handbrake gator and tighten exposed nut at the end of the handbrake.
its a self adjusting brake. put parking brake where you want it and put in reverse back up to adjust.
to adjust the hand brake you first have to loosen the hand brake witch at the hand brake its self. simpley pull back the cover thatr sourounds the hand brake. u will then see a 6mm threaded rod poping out. the nut that is on the end has 2b screwd off. you will need a 10mm socket for this. adjust totaly off then ur brakes will be free. once u have done your rear brakes then u can adjust the hand brake up by tightening the nut until u hav about 3 to 4 clicks.
On the 1.6 Zetec it's actually on the back of the EFI manifold, and it screws in. A 24mm spanner can be used to remove it (or mole grips).
back shoes a lot of work,,many springs,
You can adjust the rear brakes with the rear brake adjustment bolt. The rear brakes should adjust automatically every time you back up and use the brake.
brake adjusstment
the emergency brake is drum brake inside the hub of the disk brake. to adjust them is the same as adjusting any other drum brake get underneath the car and you will find a asmall rubber cover on the back of the drum.remove that and you can insert small screwdriver or adjusting tool to adjust your brakes
You can adjust the brake pistons by adjusting the brake piston adjustment screw. Turn the screw to the right in order to back off the brake piston.
under the back seat
If it's rear drum brake you should be able to adjust the rear brake shoes properly and solve your problems Pull back the hand brake until you see a hole with a 10mm nut. You will need a 10mm deep well sockets to adjust brakes. Turn the nut clockwise to increase brake.
The adjustment is on the back of the rear hubs. Below the axle tube is a hole with a black rubber plug in it. Remove the plug and use a brake spoon to adjust the star adjuster.
You don't normally adjust in the brake drum. There is usually an adjuster about halfway to the back, under the driver side. This is an oblong metal frame where the front cable joins the cable to the rear splitter. You tighten a nut in this box to adjust length of cable.