Arye > wrote:

> I am told that the parking-brake cables of my 1990 Miata (154,000
> miles) have now stretched beyond the ability of the manual
> adjusters (both at the brake handle and at the rear calipers) to
> compensate for the slack. The brake pedal works fine; the parking
> brake, on the other hand, doesn't hold almost at all.
>
> Has anyone ever needed to replace the parking-brake cables due to
> them being stretched too long?

Yes, mine also need replacing. I wonder if anyone makes a "cable
shortner", I recall seeing such things for other uses?

NOTE: One thing I learned is the adjustment at the brake lever must be
loosened WAAAAAAY loose before adjusting the rear wheel adjusters,
otherwise you'll get exactly what you describe. Try backing the handle
adjuster way off, then redo the rear wheel adjuters, see what happens?


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