prharper
GOLD Star
Took my truck in for annual state inspection to independent shop before Thanksgiving. It failed the inspection with a note: parking brake not holding under light acceleration. Diagnostics recommended $145. I declined and went straight to Toyota dealer without appointment. My service advisor said probably just needs adjustment. Made appt after Thanksgiving break.
Last week adapter the failed inspection, I lifted the rear and pulled off both rear wheels. Accessing the parking brake adjuster through the disc hole is a little tricky as you can't see it. I pulled off a wheel spacer and the drivers side rear rotor to better examine the parking brake. Vehicle has 46k miles and the parking shoes still have a decent amount of compound. The inner rotor did have some rust and mud in it. Used a wire brush to clean it out. Put back together and made adjustments per FSM to both rear wheels (didn't visually inspect passenger side parking brake) and did not have to adjust parking brake cable. Pulled parking brake lever far back and hard, put truck in drive and it did move with a slight amount of acceleration.
Is this normal?
Fast forward, kept my appt with Toyota. Went in there this AM with a spare set of new rear Toyota rotors just in case. Ordered new Toyota parking brake shoes last week also just in case but they have not arrived yet.
I always cringe going in to the dealer. Anyway, the service advisor gave me an update and said my parking brake was fine and the tech who looked at it is their State Inspector. I said ok, have him do my state inspection. $20 later and I passed state inspection without any other charges from the dealer.
When you all pull the parking brake hard and put in drive with slight acceleration, does it hold? I'm thinking maybe the passenger side rear parking brake may need visual inspection. Glazing? Maybe recent Woolwax type of application mist got into the inside of the other rotor?
Last week adapter the failed inspection, I lifted the rear and pulled off both rear wheels. Accessing the parking brake adjuster through the disc hole is a little tricky as you can't see it. I pulled off a wheel spacer and the drivers side rear rotor to better examine the parking brake. Vehicle has 46k miles and the parking shoes still have a decent amount of compound. The inner rotor did have some rust and mud in it. Used a wire brush to clean it out. Put back together and made adjustments per FSM to both rear wheels (didn't visually inspect passenger side parking brake) and did not have to adjust parking brake cable. Pulled parking brake lever far back and hard, put truck in drive and it did move with a slight amount of acceleration.
Is this normal?
Fast forward, kept my appt with Toyota. Went in there this AM with a spare set of new rear Toyota rotors just in case. Ordered new Toyota parking brake shoes last week also just in case but they have not arrived yet.
I always cringe going in to the dealer. Anyway, the service advisor gave me an update and said my parking brake was fine and the tech who looked at it is their State Inspector. I said ok, have him do my state inspection. $20 later and I passed state inspection without any other charges from the dealer.
When you all pull the parking brake hard and put in drive with slight acceleration, does it hold? I'm thinking maybe the passenger side rear parking brake may need visual inspection. Glazing? Maybe recent Woolwax type of application mist got into the inside of the other rotor?