"Alex" <adr5@columbia.edu> wrote in message
news:1193106725.429023.38600@q3g2000prf.googlegrou ps.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.
> -------------------
> Alex
>
After brake replacement on my Accord I thought that my parking brake
required too many notches (10 or so). What I did was to back out of my
driveway (not too slowly) and then step on the brake. After several times I
noticed a significant improvement--down to about 7 notches.
MLD