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Old 03-25-2017, 12:27 PM
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Car: 86 Trans Am
Engine: 305 LB9
Transmission: 700r4
Parking brake

its time for inspection again and the trans am fails. It's an 86 with rw discs. Just had a new ebrake put in last year. The mechanic said on these cars if the rear calipers are going bad the e brake will continue falling out of adjustment. Is that true on these cars? Haven't looked up in the repair book for the e brake yet mostly because my lack of wanting to crawl under the damn thing lol.
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Re: Parking brake

The rear discs used before 1989 are a known issue. It basically boils down to the calipers failing to self adjust. Make the adjustment and call it good.




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