If your parking brake is too loose or is not properly adjusted, you may encounter problems while parking, positioning and
driving
your car. Most of the time, car owners would send their car to a
mechanic in order to fix and tighten the parking brake. However, you can
actually skip this step and adjust your parking brake yourself. When
your car starts to slip on a hill in its park position, you need to
start tightening the parking brake.1 Remove the
car's
center console cover placed around your parking brake level inside your
car. This is found between the seat of the driver and the front
passenger.2 Use your wrench to turn its
adjuster nut found at the end of your parking brake's cable rod. Loosen
the adjuster nut with your wrench, while making sure that it does not
come off at your parking brake cable rod's end.3 Raise
your car rear wheels using your jack, and use your jack stands to support both its rear wheels.4 Pull up your parking brake
handle up to two clicks or notches. Tighten your adjuster nut until you
feel a slight resistance on your rear wheels whenever you spin them.5 Release your parking brake
lever. Check and make sure that your rear wheels are still able to spin
freely and without any resistance.6 Pull up on your parking brake
lever up to three to five clicks or notches, while making sure that your
car's rear wheels are not turning at all.7 Lower the car by adjusting your jack, and remove your jack stands from your car's rear wheels.
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