jeromio Posted March 1, 2001 Share Posted March 1, 2001 Okay, so my car is all hooked up and ready to go. Except that the emergency brake doesn't work - actually it sort of barely works on the passenger side, not at all on the drivers. So, before I go out and buy a (crappy) Haynes manual for the 280zx, I figured I'd check here to see if anyone can clue me in on how to adjust the caliper's built in ebrake. There's no adjustment left in the cables. I tried just working the handle back and forth about 25 times to see if it would eventually adjust itself. No good. I did notice that the cable is only able to move the caliper's ebrake lever thru half of its travel - which has me worried that the 240z cables aren't going to work at all (?*?!@ ). The cable ends fit in there very nicely and I was able to use the old pin and everything. It just doesn't work very well. I was actually going to actually drive the car this morning (!!), but since I have completely replaced all 4 brakes, I don't feel too confident riding around without the ebrake for some backup. ------------------ 240Z.jeromio.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scca Posted March 1, 2001 Share Posted March 1, 2001 make sure the cable is pulling it enough. as you pull it it self adjusts (assuming the calipers are good) if they stick they are junk and get rebuilt ones.. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted March 2, 2001 Share Posted March 2, 2001 I know from past experience that the piston will jam on the adjusting mechanism. It has two tapered pieces fitting inside each other and the tapered parts will jam. I could never (polished it, then brushed it with sandpaper too) get them to release once they were put together (first adjustment). No matter what I did, it still jammed upon the first use. Eventually I replaced the caliper. Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromio Posted March 2, 2001 Author Share Posted March 2, 2001 Calipers are good. clamps real tight if you pull the lever by hand. What I ended up doing was putting the "clip" behind the cable retainer part of the caliper and then cut slots in washers - one fairly thick washer between the clip and the cable retainer per side. It works. I think I may add another washer though. ------------------ 240Z.jeromio.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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