How to adjust your parking brake

Evolvd · Mar 17, 2016

LOL eff that, I'm gonna have Ford do it lol

Jmeo · Mar 17, 2016

Evolvd said:
LOL eff that, I'm gonna have Ford do it lol

It really was simple but of course easier having a lift.

IvanCRF · Mar 18, 2016

Evolvd said:
LOL eff that, I'm gonna have Ford do it lol

Next time you change oil, you can kill two birds. Mine needed tightening as well.

Cobra Jet · May 17, 2016

Has anyone experienced that part touching the exhaust or the floor pan, causing a rattling sound?

BmacIL · Jan 9, 2017

Niz55 said:
Just did this adjustment and was super easy. My parking brake worked fine but I had to pull up almost all the way to engage it or get a good lock. Plus it looked very ugly sitting up so high.

Jack your car up and ALWYAS support the car with proper jack stands.

On the left side of your mid pipe (big resonator) there are 3 cables. The middle one has a 10mm nut on it.

You need a deep 10mm socket, extension and a swivel. Tighten the nut all the way but not too tight. Back it off 2 turns and go back in your car and test your brake. Adjust it till you like the way it sits.

The 10mm nut on mine was loose and I did not even use a ratchet. I Just turned it till it was nice and tight and backed off 2 turns.

2 clicks and my parking brake will engage nicely.

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Berstuck · Jan 12, 2017

Had my new Mustang all of 6 days, and this was already annoying the crap out of me. Great post man, thanks!

Oiten · Jan 16, 2017

To clarify, this should also help with the handbrake in the down position as well? Mine is lose when down. My leg barely touches it and will trip the sensor causing the lovely beeping.

Smarz1018 · Jan 28, 2017

Maybe a dumb question but is it possible to over tighten this and cause a problem? I had a lot of play in the handle and would cause the dash light to come on and off over larger bumps. Mine was so loose that I was able to tighten it some by hand and then used some tools to turn it a few more times. The play in the handle is no longer there however it is much harder to pull the handle up engaging the brake. Just don't want anything to snap or be damaged.

zuki_dan · Apr 29, 2017

Finally adjusted mine today while I had the car up on jack stands. Used a small pair of vice grips on the square section of cable and 10 mm flex head ratchet wrench. I just adjusted mine until i had about 6 clicks on the parking brake handle. The plus if now the handle is not loose in the disengaged/down position.

brandonc · Jan 14, 2018

May be a dumb question but.... gunna be using jackstands. I drive a standard so before I put it on jackstands I leave it in gear and use the parking brake. Will I be able to engage the parking brake if I wanna tighten the nut??

draconis123 · Jan 31, 2018

brandonc said:
May be a dumb question but.... gunna be using jackstands. I drive a standard so before I put it on jackstands I leave it in gear and use the parking brake. Will I be able to engage the parking brake if I wanna tighten the nut??

Once you get it up in the air you disengage the parking brake and tighten. Then test it to see if it works while still in the air.

I'd advise adding another nut once you are as this will continually get loose over time. I've had to do it every 10k miles or so.

Berstuck · Feb 1, 2018

draconis123 said:
Once you get it up in the air you disengage the parking brake and tighten. Then test it to see if it works while still in the air.

I'd advise adding another nut once you are as this will continually get loose over time. I've had to do it every 10k miles or so.

I don't want to sound like a dick here, but have you tried loctite...

draconis123 · Feb 2, 2018

Berstuck said:
I don't want to sound like a dick here, but have you tried loctite...

I haven't. But in reality both would do the job. I feel like adding a second nut for 10 cents is easier the messing with loctite. But to each his own.

HoosierDaddy · Feb 2, 2018

Berstuck said:
I don't want to sound like a dick here, but have you tried loctite...

FWIW It will need periodic adjustments even if the nut doesn't move due to cable stretching.

MasterCylinder · Mar 26, 2018

Throwing it out there... Am I the only one who has the exhaust completely blocking this adjuster?

How to adjust your parking brake

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