Nick Hoehnen
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So I got my car almost a year ago, used, from a friend. It's a 2003 Liberty and it's a manual and the parking brake has not worked since and I am just now getting to look at it (I know, kinda late). I don't know that much about cars so bear with me, I might get some things wrong.
For the whole time I thought the problem was the cable, but when I lift the lever up, I can see movement in the brakes, so that makes me think that the cable is still good. One of the shoes seems to move outward only a little bit, but the other shoe on the same wheel doesn't move at all. I looked around on the internet and found that there is a small gear-looking thing in the brakes. It said to turn it counter-clockwise to tighten the brakes, and I'm just assuming that's what I have to do. But I turned it multiple times and it doesn't seem to be doing anything.
Do I need to turn the gear more? The other way? Not turn it at all? Or is it a completely separate problem?
Let me know if you need any more information.
Thanks!
For the whole time I thought the problem was the cable, but when I lift the lever up, I can see movement in the brakes, so that makes me think that the cable is still good. One of the shoes seems to move outward only a little bit, but the other shoe on the same wheel doesn't move at all. I looked around on the internet and found that there is a small gear-looking thing in the brakes. It said to turn it counter-clockwise to tighten the brakes, and I'm just assuming that's what I have to do. But I turned it multiple times and it doesn't seem to be doing anything.
Do I need to turn the gear more? The other way? Not turn it at all? Or is it a completely separate problem?
Let me know if you need any more information.
Thanks!