Hi All, I'm a newb to the forum and to Camaro ownership, so please be gentle . I've searched the archives, but haven't been able to find a definitive answer on how to adjust the parking brake on a 2001 v6. Right now, I need to pull the handle almost vertical before the brake will catch. It seems that it should catch a bit sooner than that, so is there any way to adjust it? Thanks!

 

you can tighten the cable, it should be above your driveshaft. or in that general area.

 

It's self adjusting. Do you have drums or discs in the rear?

 

Yeah my old '97 RS did that and my '98 Z28 is starting to do that too. I have disc brakes, I'll be interested to hear the answer too haha.

 

The rear brakes are discs. Is there some procedure to jumpstart the self adjusting? So far, it's not doing a very good job of adjusting itself.

 

My Hayne's manual is kind of weird. Says they are all self adjusting, but may need manual adjusting. For 2001+ it sas to apply and release the parking brake three times to let it self adjust. I'm assuming that means do it all in a row. There is about a whole page worth of steps on how to manually adjust them. I'm not going to write it all though.

 

Thanks for the info. I'll try the self adjusting method tonight.

 

hey where can i get that manual, or do u know of a step by step thread?

 

autozone but if i were you id get a shop service manual a bit more expencive but everytime i get a haynes its half assed on whats what

 

alright thanks bro