parking brake releases S-L-O-W
05-12-03, 04:05 PM
#1
Lexus Test Driver
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parking brake releases S-L-O-W
In other words when I pull the parking brake release it takes a good 5-6 seconds for the brake to move to the disengaged position.
Something wrong with my rear brakes?
Something wrong with my rear brakes?
05-12-03, 04:16 PM
#2
Lead Lap
first gen gs
The GS rear brakes have what are basically small drum brakes for the emergency brake only. I think you might be having a problem with these sticking, but I don't know much about how they work. The emergency brake is independent of the rear disc brakes, so it's not likely that your problem is related to those. I have noticed that my e-brake pedal releases immediately as it is supposed to, but the red BRAKE light on the dash takes a few seconds to go away.[
Last edited by link13; 05-12-03 at 04:17 PM.
05-15-03, 07:38 AM
#3
Lexus Test Driver
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You guys suggest I bother with it or just leave it alone? I know disc brakes a little bit but have no clue about drums. Expensive to have a dealer look at it?
05-15-03, 12:12 PM
#4
Super Moderator
i believe that it's essentially a drum-in-disc operation for the rear e-brake.
might be a spring gone bad back there. if you want to look at it yourself, you can. once the assembly's opened up, you can probably figure it out from there. the parking brake adjuster is usually at the 6 o'clock position (well, it is on an ES). you'd have to also check the shoes (i will assume 2 for your car on each brake) and the springs.
might be a spring gone bad back there. if you want to look at it yourself, you can. once the assembly's opened up, you can probably figure it out from there. the parking brake adjuster is usually at the 6 o'clock position (well, it is on an ES). you'd have to also check the shoes (i will assume 2 for your car on each brake) and the springs.
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