Alex <adr5@columbia.edu> wrote in news:1193106725.429023.38600
@q3g2000prf.googlegroups.com:

> Hi,
> I recently changed the rear brake pads on my inlaws Acura TL 2.5.
> Everything went well except that I wasn't sure how to adjust the
> parking brake. I didn't want to just take up more cable on the
> adjustment bolt. I just couldn't tell how to tighten the parking
> brake cable again after I screwed the pistons back into the caliper.
> Can anyone point me to a web site with instructions on how to do
> this? TIA.



How many clicks of the handle are needed to fully apply the parking brake?

If you're between six and ten, you're fine.

Overtightening the parking brake cable will cause the rear pads to drag and
overheat.


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