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    How To: Adjust Your E-Brake (w/pics)

    Pretty self explanitory with the pics..

    All you need is a philips screwdriver and a wrench (I used an adjustable wrench)


















































    Take it for a test drive and make sure you didn't tighten it too much. If you did, you will hear your rear brakes sqeak every time your wheel makes a complete revolution.

    Disclaimer: Don't blame me if you fuck shit up. :)

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    nice.

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    hmmm well my ebrake is shit, would this fix it?
    i heard that probably why it would be shit is cause your rear drums suck, but i have disks, so iunno maybe ill try it, wow i fail at english..

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    Maybe you need to replace the rear shoes??? ^^^^

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    am i retarded, or are you joking?

    i have disk brakes in the rear.

    edit: oh i think im retarded... haha
    are they hard to replace?

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    You are retarded! Even when you have disc, you still have shoes. Unlike with drum where you only have shoes for E-brakes and regular brakes, with disc you have pads used for your brakes and shoes inside the disc used only for E-brake.


    They are not hard to replace dude, remove the rear caliper, pull the disc out and the shoes are just like on drum assembly, few springs to remove and reassemble everything.
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    very nice tut
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    Quote Originally Posted by RAZ_76 View Post
    You are retarded! Even when you have disc, you still have shoes. Unlike with drum where you only have shoes for E-brakes and regular brakes, with disc you have pads used for your brakes and shoes inside the disc used only for E-brake.


    They are not hard to replace dude, remove the rear caliper, pull the disc out and the shoes are just like on drum assembly, few springs to remove and reassemble everything.
    lol k thanks man i might do that then..

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    im pretty sure replacing the shoes is a little more complicated than that from what ive heard. everythings spring loaded.
    usually drums have better ebrakes than discs
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    Quote Originally Posted by lonestar22 View Post
    usually drums have better ebrakes than discs
    Not true.

    Yes they are spring loaded but not hard to do, well for me anyway. I've done many but it's not rocket science and I don't even use specific tools used to replace shoes. I use needle nose pliers and that it.

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    i've been wondering about how to go about doin this and after reading i believe i can do it with my eyes closed. haha
    im new to this site, can anyone tell me where i can get aftermarket headlights for my 03?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pippyeff View Post
    i've been wondering about how to go about doin this and after reading i believe i can do it with my eyes closed. haha
    im new to this site, can anyone tell me where i can get aftermarket headlights for my 03?
    dude you are in a wrong thread
    and you have the power of the keyboard to search stuff on internet
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