Parking Brake Shoe Adjustment - Toyota Yaris Forums

bikegerm · 07-14-2009, 12:03 PM

Hey there I just installed a rear disc brake conversion kit from Garm. Now my ebrake needs adjustment. With this kit there is actually a small drum and brake shoes inside the rotor assembly that only works for the parking brake. I need to adjust my star wheels out by using a brake tool that will go into the drum from the back of the mounting plate for the rotor. My question is, If I need to move my shoes out for more tension, do I push the star wheel or do I pull it towards me with the adjusting tool? I know, I could use trial and error and figure it out but it's easier to just get the answer.

Later....

Yaris Hilton · 07-14-2009, 01:42 PM

Did your kit not come with instructions?

bikegerm · 07-14-2009, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yaris Hilton

Did your kit not come with instructions?

No... if it did, I wouldn't be asking. I'm not looking for sarcasm I'm looking for help.

Thanks Brian for the constructive help !!

Brian · 07-14-2009, 01:45 PM

You might wanna pull your star wheel off and check that it can be adjusted. Mine doesn't rotate.
I just pulled apart the center console and adjusted the tension for the lever. Works perfect now.
I tried adjusting it from the star wheel but it wouldn't move so I pulled the whole brake shoe assembly
apart and disassembled to strut assemble with the star wheel on it and it was 2 pieces, one slides
into the other, making it impossible to adjust. Another option is to use the brake shoe strut from your
original dums. I was gonna do that but I threw them away.

07-14-2009, 12:03 PM	#1
bikegerm View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Meteor LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Nashville, TN. Posts: 229	Parking Brake Shoe Adjustment Hey there I just installed a rear disc brake conversion kit from Garm. Now my ebrake needs adjustment. With this kit there is actually a small drum and brake shoes inside the rotor assembly that only works for the parking brake. I need to adjust my star wheels out by using a brake tool that will go into the drum from the back of the mounting plate for the rotor. My question is, If I need to move my shoes out for more tension, do I push the star wheel or do I pull it towards me with the adjusting tool? I know, I could use trial and error and figure it out but it's easier to just get the answer. Later.... __________________ Randy LeRoy www.airshowmastering.com randy@airshowmastering.com

07-14-2009, 01:45 PM	#4
Brian Drives: '07 Yaris turbo, '11 Juke Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 849	You might wanna pull your star wheel off and check that it can be adjusted. Mine doesn't rotate. I just pulled apart the center console and adjusted the tension for the lever. Works perfect now. I tried adjusting it from the star wheel but it wouldn't move so I pulled the whole brake shoe assembly apart and disassembled to strut assemble with the star wheel on it and it was 2 pieces, one slides into the other, making it impossible to adjust. Another option is to use the brake shoe strut from your original dums. I was gonna do that but I threw them away. __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3875996

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07-14-2009, 01:42 PM	#2
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	Did your kit not come with instructions?