Parking brake help, I think I lost my pads
After a bunch of searching and not finding what I needed, I decided to start a new thread.
I have the handle on the side of the tunnel, it always held the car in the parked position but would not stop the car or lock up the wheels if you were cruising...probably normal I expect. Is this an emergency braking or a parking brake? The handle always pulled all the way up, and I have tried to adjust it so it would be done after about 7 clicks or so, I never succeeded. Well this weekend after a cruise, I launched it hard, when I shut off the car and applied the brake, I noticed it wasn't holding, and the pull on the handle never got even a little harder. I adjusted it all the way out and in, no change. Upon inspecting it and trying to figure this Jag e brake system out I have noticed the there only seems to be a pad on 1 outside of the rotor, on driver and passenger side, and it is the one that gets squeezed by the lever. I think I am looking at the pads, they are about 1/2 inch wide by about 2 inches long, It looks like there is a place for a pad but it is not there. Is this possible, can they come flying off?
Anyway, any insight would be appreciated, I have a big G stamped in the caliper, I am assumming it is a Girling unit perhaps.
Thanks...Dave
I've got the same problem
David and Brian:
This past spring I ran into the same problem with the ebrake. It would not hold no matter what I did. I played around with mirrors and lights under the car, and I also noticed that it looked like I have a pad on just one side of each rotor. I appreciate you guys digging into this issue. I temporarily gave up, and decided to just drive the car this summer without the ebrake, but I'd like to get it working at some point. I'm also going to look into the resources you've been discussing. With the body on the chassis, it looks like it's going to be tough to work on the ebrake. Any wisdom would be appreciated, and I'll let you know if I learn anything new.
Additionally, I just pulled the pads on the front and rear. I've got groaning rear brakes, and I'd like to improve the overall braking performance of the car. I've got the part number for alternative front pads, but still looking for the pn for the rear pads. I think I may just go to a Jag dealer near my house for help. Any thoughts?
Dick