95 parking brake

illusionistx · Jul 20th, 2006, 04:28 PM

i bought my 95 pathfinder used last christmas time. i'm not sure if the parking brake worked then, but i just recently decided to look at it and see if i could fix it. i tried tightening the adjuster but the car still rolls when the parking brake is engaged. i was wondering if anyone knew what the next step in fixing this would be. thanks.

**88pathoffroad** · Jul 20th, 2006, 11:53 PM

Does it have rear disc brakes or drums? Simple answer is to remove the rotor or drum and adjust the e-brake adjuster inside. I'd grease all the pivot points while you're in there as well.

illusionistx · Jul 21st, 2006, 11:49 AM

thanks. hopefully sometime today i'll be able to get out there and work on it.
i had it in the shop maybe 2-3 months ago for a leaking brake hose, and to replace the brake pads. so i'm thinking when they replace the pads, and i think a rotor too, they may have not tightened or even connected the e-brake cable back.
thanks for the help though.

illusionistx · Jul 22nd, 2006, 04:22 PM

i took it to a brake a shop because i don't have the time, or experince to try to do something like this myself, although i wish i could.
anyway the guy told me that my brake shoes were running thin and were realy dirty. he told me i could either spend ~$189 on new shoes, or they could just clean them and adjust them so they would atleast work.
I went with the quick fix, and had them cleaned and adjusted.
so i get it back around noon, and park it on my hill, put it in nuetral, pull the e-brake up, and my car still rolls.

so i'm not really sure what they did, but i was wondering if anyone here had any suggestions.

i've thought about taking it back and telling them i paid them $30 for nothing, and they should have atleast checked to see if it worked before i took it back home.

**88pathoffroad** · Jul 23rd, 2006, 11:43 AM

True. Once again, do you have discs or drums? The disc e-brake pads are separate from the actual rear brake pads, unlike drum rear brakes that utilize the same pads for both purposes. BTW, $189 on a pair of brake shoes is completely outlandish, they cost about $20 a pair at the auto parts store.

illusionistx · Jul 23rd, 2006, 02:48 PM

i have rear disc brakes, and yeah he told me they were seperate from the actual rear brakes.