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touringcamry · 12-31-2006, 06:55 PM

How many clicks does it take to set the parking brake on your 07 Camry?

My 00 Camry needed about 5 and the car wouldn't budge. My 07 takes 10-11 clicks and quite a bit more force when setting the brake to hold the car on the same incline where I parked my 00. My 00 had disc/drum brake and my understanding is that 07s have a disc/disc setup. Is this what accounts for the difference?

touringcamry · 01-12-2007, 11:51 PM

TTT

No one knows?

I was stopped on a gentle hill today and I put my car in neutral and pulled the parking brake all the way up. When I let go of the brake my car started rolling backwards down the hill.

Over a distance of about 150 yards, the hill probably went up about 10-15 ft, so it's not that steep.

Is this typical of a 2007 Camry with 4 wheel disc brake or does this need adjustment?

tom5681 · 01-12-2007, 11:59 PM

I have a foot pedal parking brake. It takes a couple of clicks but I have never counted. I think it doesn't matter so long as you can stop the car from rolling down a hill (even if you have to put the brake to it's max.).

I saw the parking brake under my cupholders when I was installing my interior leds. It looks like it's adjustable to some degree.

Hope that helps.

touringcamry · 01-13-2007, 12:15 AM

Pedal brake? I thought those are only on the XLE?

astrokat · 01-13-2007, 12:39 AM

I had the pedal break on and I had no problem backing out of my drive way. When I went to go forward I didn't budge.

Thats when I said "oops" ... and then I said "wtf? .. how did i back out of my driveway"

touringcamry · 01-13-2007, 01:52 AM

I forgot to mention that I have a parking brake lever which migh have a slightly different setup compared to the pedal brake.

astrokat · 01-13-2007, 02:42 AM

Parking breaks do wear out. Usually when I have break service, the parking break servive is included. How many miles do you have?

touringcamry · 01-13-2007, 08:15 AM

My car has 385 miles on it

I think my parking brake is out of adjust

Avalonman · 01-13-2007, 09:11 AM

All 07 Camry's have the foot pedal parking breaks. The Manual Transmission has the Hand Lever.

onsknht · 01-13-2007, 09:36 AM

Where did you get that chart? The 07 Camry click adjustment is as follows.

Automatic with foot pedel = 7 - 10 notches

Manual with hand brake = 7 - 9 notches

Next... You fellas do understand that while you have rear disc brakes.... The parking brake works like a drum brake within the hub of the disc?

This is why someone was able to "back out" when the brake was lightly depressed but the car wouldn't move forward.

touringcamry · 01-13-2007, 09:27 PM

Aren't you just repeating the specs for th parking brake settings that I just posted?

Those are the service specifications provided by Toyota.

Anyhow, the dealer adjusted my brake and all is well. My car will hold with 5-8 clicks depending on the grade.

Quote:

Originally Posted by onsknht

Where did you get that chart? The 07 Camry click adjustment is as follows.

Automatic with foot pedel = 7 - 10 notches

Manual with hand brake = 7 - 9 notches

Next... You fellas do understand that while you have rear disc brakes.... The parking brake works like a drum brake within the hub of the disc?

This is why someone was able to "back out" when the brake was lightly depressed but the car wouldn't move forward.

avnishghei · 01-14-2007, 04:41 PM

hey is ther any way to tighten up the pedal brakes on the 07 camrys??