Well i was trying to put on my e-brake cable today and couldnt, becouse there wasnt a ajusting screw. My buddys camaro has it why not me? Can it be in a different place (the adjusting screw)??????

 

We have the same car and mine doesnt have it either. I think they stoped it in 89 or somethin.

 

Do a search (I'm sure that the problem has been discussed). If I recall correctly, 90 up is self-adjusting.

JamesC

 

i trid doing a search and nothing came up. The thing is that i converted to a 9 bolt posi disc with 3.45, from a open 3.08 drum. So what i did is that i used the e-brake cables from the drum, becouse the disc e-brake cable were all messed up. What should i do?

Can you some how buy the ebrake cable adjuster froma leter year and adapt it some how?

 

Do you have the pbr's? I have the older pre 88 style and they didnt work now with the pbrs im hopin it will work ok.

 

What you should do, is buy the correct parking brake cables that go from the adjuster (or the "not adjuster" as the case may be) to the calipers, and just hook them up.

Do a search; this question comes up every couple of days, and the part numbers that you could get at several of the chain parts stores that will work (seems like I remember seeing at least NAPA, Advance, and Auto Zone #s), their lengths, the discontinued GM part #s that they replace, etc. etc. etc., have all been posted recently.

 

Check the following link:

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=246768

JamesC

 

i dont have pbrs and that post didnt tell me anything about the e-brakes. You think that auto zone, or discount even has them???

 

Sorry, I assumed the 9-bolt had PBR's (The link did provide an e-brake part number and its length if you read carefully). Your best bet, as RB mentioned, is to call around to Napa, CarQuest, etc.

JamesC

 

With his car being a '90, no. That year has no adjustment on the lever cable in the trans tunnel.


Sure you can but I don't think this is the final answer to your problem..by your posts, you went from a drum rear to the iron caliper 9 bolt 3.45. You need brake cables for that rear, obviously, and no the drum cables won't work. Napa online gave me these part numbers:


NAPA United Parking Brake Cable - Lt Rear UBP 93084 $27.49

NAPA United Parking Brake Cable - Rt Rear UBP 93215 $21.49

www.napaonline.com I used an '88 Camaro for the search car. So, you can buy these cables and install an older parking lever assembly which gives you adjustment and you'll be fine, but I'd also take a look into those calipers...they're probably frozen up and in need of the recall kit.


Ed

 

Even if he buys the right ones tho like i did i still dont think they will work right they didnt on my car. It cause he is putting pre 89 brakes on a 90. They wernt meant for the non adjusters.

 

Right...I'd swap the e-brake lever out for an older model to make them work.


Ed

 

I did what EB just suggested and got a ebrake lever out from a 89 and installed it on my 91. Well...when I had a 91 that is. Might also wanna check the condition of the cables. I found that the passenger side plastic coating on the cable had come off and got itself stuck inside the outer cable. So one side wouldn't even engage. O_o