[ari951]

I have had problems with my parking brake ever since the shoes delaminated inside the rotor. I installed aftermarket shoes, and new OEM cables. It would not hold on a hill with the adjustment adjusted as tight as it would go.

I recently purchased OEM shoes and hardware (4 springs on each side). Now the parking brake acts like new. 2 clicks and it holds on any hill. My problem seemed to be the aftermarket shoes.

I know others are having similar issues, so I thought I should post.

 

[psy]

Problem I'm having with mine is the cables, ordered from FCP and they confirmed the part #'s with the dealers yet they are still almost an 1" short of connecting to the handle. Do you have a part# for the cables you bought?

 

[atacamaR]

I have had problems with my parking brake ever since the shoes delaminated inside the rotor. I installed aftermarket shoes, and new OEM cables. It would not hold on a hill with the adjustment adjusted as tight as it would go.

I recently purchased OEM shoes and hardware (4 springs on each side). Now the parking brake acts like new. 2 clicks and it holds on any hill. My problem seemed to be the aftermarket shoes.

I know others are having similar issues, so I thought I should post.

you still put it in gear though right?...

 

[ari951]

you still put it in gear though right?...

I do for safety, but it is not needed at all. It holds like a champ! I still can't believe it!

 

[ari951]

Problem I'm having with mine is the cables, ordered from FCP and they confirmed the part #'s with the dealers yet they are still almost an 1" short of connecting to the handle. Do you have a part# for the cables you bought?

I will look into it. I did the cables a while ago.

 

[IM Buddy8]

I assumed it was my aftermarket pads.. But oh well If it's in gear I can get it to hold 95% of the time

 

[ari951]

Problem I'm having with mine is the cables, ordered from FCP and they confirmed the part #'s with the dealers yet they are still almost an 1" short of connecting to the handle. Do you have a part# for the cables you bought?

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[MountainR]

I just did mine with aftermarket Meyle pads but now my brake seems pretty light when I pull up on the handle. Where's the cable adjustment at and how do you access it?

 

[ari951]

The adustment is under the leather boot at the handle. It is under the brown platic flap. Use a deepwell socket.

 

[djkronik57]

Aftermarket pads (Scantech) do not work well. I had the same exact problem, as have many others. Swapped back to OEMs and have had no problems since. I can't speak for the Meyle pads, but avoid the Scantech. No amount of adjusting will make them hold like the OEMs.

 

[Slvr S60R]

Aftermarket pads (Scantech) do not work well. I had the same exact problem, as have many others. Swapped back to OEMs and have had no problems since. I can't speak for the Meyle pads, but avoid the Scantech. No amount of adjusting will make them hold like the OEMs.

That's so weird because the aftermarket Scantech pads work great on my car.

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[psy]

appreciate it thanks

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[VolvoPolestar]

I have Volvo pads and they work great, they only squeal when I am parking, turning while slowing down....it's kinda weird.

 

[my2ndimport]

I do for safety, but it is not needed at all. It holds like a champ! I still can't believe it!

Just so we are clear here. The parking brake is the fail over / redundent system to the cars motor / tranny holding your car on a hill. not the other way around.

Propper way to park on a hill would be turn wheels correct way dependent on how you are parked, shut car off, release clutch in 1st grill. let car settle, then engadge parking brake.

If you engadge the parking brake before you let the clutch out, the motor is not holding anything, and if the parking brake fails, the sudden stress on the gearbox could cause it to fall out of gear and roll away.