1994 Honda Civic parking brake

1994 HONDA CIVIC
160,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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MATTCTRIBBLE
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i cant figure out why my parking brake wont work after changing brake shoes and ajusting cable what else is there to do
Mar 30, 2009 at 5:17 PM
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F4I_GUY
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With the drums off, have somebody pull up on the parking brake, do you see the rear shoe move out? if not, the parking brake cable may have snapped or it may be way out of adjustment .
Mar 16, 2021 at 12:16 PM
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