adjust parking brake on my 99 camry

How do I adjust parking brake on my 99 camry ?

"wp51dos" <wp51dos@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> How do I adjust parking brake on my 99 camry ?
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Before you adjust the parking brake, you should inspect brake lining
thickness.

The minimum brake lining thickness for drum brakes is 2 mm. The minimum
brake pad thickness for disc brakes is also 2 mm but the minimum lining
thickness for the parking brake shoe for disc brakes is 1 mm.

If the rear brakes are drum brakes, remove the oval plug on the inboard side
of the backing plate and turn the adjusting star wheel.

If the rear brakes are disc brakes, remove the round plug on the outboard
side of the rotor and turn the star wheel from the outside.


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Ray O
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thanks for the reply.

camry is 99 LE v6 with 4 wheel disk brakes.

are there separate pads for the parking brake?

do i remove rear wheels to check pads?


Ray O wrote:[color=blue]
> "wp51dos" <wp51dos@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1159130126.118738.93150@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
> > How do I adjust parking brake on my 99 camry ?
> >[/color]
>
> Before you adjust the parking brake, you should inspect brake lining
> thickness.
>
> The minimum brake lining thickness for drum brakes is 2 mm. The minimum
> brake pad thickness for disc brakes is also 2 mm but the minimum lining
> thickness for the parking brake shoe for disc brakes is 1 mm.
>
> If the rear brakes are drum brakes, remove the oval plug on the inboard side
> of the backing plate and turn the adjusting star wheel.
>
> If the rear brakes are disc brakes, remove the round plug on the outboard
> side of the rotor and turn the star wheel from the outside.
>
>
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>
> Ray O
> (correct punctuation to reply)[/color]

"wp51dos" <wp51dos@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> thanks for the reply.
>
> camry is 99 LE v6 with 4 wheel disk brakes.
>
> are there separate pads for the parking brake?
>
> do i remove rear wheels to check pads?
>[/color]

The parking brake is actually a separate cable-actuated drum brake that uses
separate brake shoes. The rear rotor is shaped somewhat like a top hat,
with the brim of the hat being the disc, and the crown of the hat being the
drum for the drum parking brake.

Rotate the rotor so that the rubber plug is at the 6:00 o'clock position,
pull out the plug, and stick a screwdriver in there to engage the teeth on
the star wheel. Click the wheel upwards to tighthen, downwards to loosen.

Yes, you must remove the rear wheels to check the brake pads, but the brake
pads are not part of the parking brake system. You also have to remove the
rear wheels to adjust the parking brake. If you want to check the parking
brake shoe lining thickness, yhou have to remove the wheel, caliper, caliper
bracket, and rotor.
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Ray O
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> Ray O wrote:[color=green]
>> "wp51dos" <wp51dos@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:1159130126.118738.93150@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...[color=darkred]
>> > How do I adjust parking brake on my 99 camry ?
>> >[/color]
>>
>> Before you adjust the parking brake, you should inspect brake lining
>> thickness.
>>
>> The minimum brake lining thickness for drum brakes is 2 mm. The minimum
>> brake pad thickness for disc brakes is also 2 mm but the minimum lining
>> thickness for the parking brake shoe for disc brakes is 1 mm.
>>
>> If the rear brakes are drum brakes, remove the oval plug on the inboard
>> side
>> of the backing plate and turn the adjusting star wheel.
>>
>> If the rear brakes are disc brakes, remove the round plug on the outboard
>> side of the rotor and turn the star wheel from the outside.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Ray O
>> (correct punctuation to reply)[/color]
>[/color]

Turn the adjusting nut clockwise to the point where the brake is fully
engages at around three clicks


mike hunt


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