how to adjust e-brake lever? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

atobe · 10-31-2006, 03:49 PM

Anyone know how to adjust the e-brake lever? I did my drums to disk swap in the rear yesterday and now my lever has to be pulled up higher than b4..not big of a problem but it'd be nice if i can get it lower... there's gotta be somewhere i can tighten up the cable as far as i can tell it's not under the car.

Mike Gerber · 10-31-2006, 04:53 PM

You should be able to tighten the cable form inside the car. Remove the center console. If it's like the other Camrys I have worked on, there should be 2 nuts on a threaded adjustment rod. The 2 nuts are a form of a locking device. Loosen the back one, move it, and then tighten the front one. With drum brakes you were to loosen and move the back nut one way or the other (can't remember which way but trial and error will show you which way) and then tighten the double nut combination until you get 4-7 clicks when pulling up on the e-brake. The lower the number of clicks, the tighter the e-brake. I can't see why it would be any different with the rear disks.

Mike

atobe · 10-31-2006, 07:28 PM

ahhh cool thanks. found it... i didn't have to remove the center console after all.. i just losen it just enough so i can get to the 2 nuts. fairly easy

Mike Gerber · 11-01-2006, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by atobe

ahhh cool thanks. found it... i didn't have to remove the center console after all.. i just losen it just enough so i can get to the 2 nuts. fairly easy

You're welcome.

Mike