Emergency Brake Adjustment

[Ti Kan]

AW writes:
> The emergency brake on my 1990 80Q is in need of tightening.  When I =
> pull up the handle, I have to really yank at it to get the emergency =
> brake to hold as well as it used to.  The caliper is fine, as I changed =
> it several months ago, and it is something I've done before w/o any =
> trouble w/ the emergency brake afterward.  Does anyone have any tips on =
> tightening the cable?  TIA.

Get under the car, and you'll see the two brake cables attached to a
metal piece (the brake force equalizer) which is held onto a rod at
the bottom of the brake lever assembly via a nut.  You can adjust the
cable tension by turning the nut.

-Ti
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