CheifRupp

how do i tighten the parking brake on my 1993 XJ

thanks

VTJeep

My 99's got an adjuster bolt near rear, poss same?

mriner

Above the driveshaft are the parking brake cables. There are two nuts on the threaded shaft, approx. 13mm.

Loosen the outboard nut and tighten the inboard nut several turns. (it helps to take the driveshaft out but is not required). Test the emergency brake lever and see if it's to your liking. If it is, tighten the outboard nut. If not, tighten the innermost nut some more and re-test.
That's how it's done on my 91.

Ender

Yea, I did this recently to my '89. very easy, works like a charm

Gorillaxj

before you adjust the cable you should adjust the rear drum brakes. if they are correctly adjusted then the cable should be adjusted to fine tune it. but most of the time the shoes are out of adjustment or worn out.

caged

x2

MickDime

In my owners manual it say mine is self adjusting

lynskynbnd

X3!!!

In a perfect world they will self adjust some with the rear brake self adjuster. Add a little mud and some age and they don't self adjust anymore.

Drewjharper1900

The self adjusting mechanism may have broken. My drivers side is broken. On the inside of the bottom of the drum there is a little oval hole about an inch long. Inside there, there's a little ratchet gear. Jack up the rear end, and tighten that gear with a flathead screwdriver. Rotate the tire. Do that until you can feel a little resitance from the break on the wheel. I have to adjust mine every few months

DFlintstone

I've almost never seen the self adjusters work. I don't happen to use the E-brake much, (which the adjuster depends on), but on other peoples cars also..they just don't seem to work well...

xj_maniac_newb

mine randomly started working yesterday never worked right for 2 years, now its tight and works great

MtnHermit

Good thread.

Never adjusted either the parking brake or the rear drums. I'll start with the rear drums then do the parking brake. Need a little dust in my eyes.

cruiser54

Bad name for those things. They've never adjusted well since they were invented. Kinda like "no-wax" floors in the 70s. 2 years later they came out with special wax for those kind of floors.

ryanxj96

I've been trying to use my adjusting nut to tighten my e brake and I can't get the nut to break free and tighten it. Any ideas?

Sails

As I remember self adjusters on drum brakes are activated during backup, that is applying the brakes while going in reverse or the parking brakes is applied.
This information isn't Jeep specific but I would imagine that they work the same way. Here is an article that explains it much better;
http://www.brakeandfrontend.com/issu...ontentid=38373