2004 Toyota Tundra Parking Brake Adjustment

There is a rubber plug in the face of the brake drum you need to remove to adjust the brakes.

2004 toyota tundra parking brake adjustment. When failure occurs Brake Cables need to be replaced for the vehicle to pass state inspections. The failure could cause the brakes to wear out prematurely. Once the shoes are properly adjusted using the parking brake wont move the adjusting wheel anymore until the brake shoes wear down enough to allow another click of the adjuster.

The parking brake lever has an automatic adjusting plate attached to it that rests against the adjuster wheel. The rear shoes must be adjusted first if they are adjusted then you can adjust the cable the adjustment for the cable is done at the pedal there is an adjusting nut and a lock nut first back off the locking nut then turn the adjusting nut a few turns and check the brake it shoud have 6 to 9 clicks before it stops once the cable is adjusted tighten the lock nut I will post a diagram below that shows this adjusterTim. 236-horsepower 40L V6 5-speed automatic RWD.

You need a vice grip plier and two 10mm or 12 mm dont remember for sure box or open end wrenches. Start by inspectingrepairingadjusting the rear brakes. There are a few other Parking Brake Adjustment Threads on here in the 1st Gen Section.

Use your pliers to turn the nuts around the two rods sticking out the back of the hand parking brake. Over time the cable can stretch beyond adjustment and under sever stress the cable can snap. Remove the console covering from around the hand parking brake.

As on most Toyotas the auto adjust feature is through repeated and regular use of the parking brake NOT by tapping the brakes while moving in reverse. Bilstein B8 5100 Series 2 Rear Shocks Kit for 00-06 Toyota Tundra 0-1 lift Ride Monotube replacement Gas Charged Shock absorbers part number 24. Test your adjustment and pull up on the hand parking brake lever.

If you think they are not adjusted try backing up and applying the brakes every few feet. I know people manually adjust the star adjuster every oil change but Im losing braking power. Toyota Tundra 2004 Parking Brake Cable by Dorman.