Parking brake help, I think I lost my pads

[davids2toys]

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

[nolastyankee]

There should be a pad on each side of the e-brake caliper. If you are having to 'adjust' the e-brake calipers then you have an installation or equipment issue. Jag e-brakes are self indexing and, when set up properly, should not require any external adjustment to compensate for pad wear. Pads are a bugger to change...Will be fun!

[Naumoff]

They also must have the pull off springs installed on the levers so they can self adjust. And yes they are a parking brake.

http://www.uniquecobra.com/forums/sh...e+pull+springs

[davids2toys]

So I should have a total of 4 pads, 2 on each rotor then, correct? I only have one, so I guess I'm scewed.I will be putting the car out of commission very soon, so I guess I will start on the rear brakes. I wanted to look at the driver side (regular brakes)caliper anyway because one of the pads is very thin and the other is fine
So you say this job is a bear huh, great...where can I get info on this job? I am sure this is a whole lot easier out of the car!
Thanks Brian

Tony,
I have the springs you are refering to. I was only trying to adjust the cable so it would be about seven clicks to max tight.
thanks for the link, I had read that already.
Thanks

[nolastyankee]

David,
The rear end is Jaguar from the XJ6, and it is similar to the XKE. You can search on-line, there are lots of sites detailing rear end service. You can also find Jag maintanance manuals at some bookstores. I also put a link on this site a while back that has an awesome Jag reference site by a guy named Kirby Palm. You can easily find it with a Google search.

[davids2toys]

Well i did a GOOGLE search on kirby palm..WOW, tons of hits. I did register on Jag lovers forum. Very busy site!
Thanks
I did a search on this Unique forum site and found nothing, do you happen to know where that link would be?

[davids2toys]

David,
The rear end is Jaguar from the XJ6, and it is similar to the XKE. You can search on-line, there are lots of sites detailing rear end service. You can also find Jag maintanance manuals at some bookstores. I also put a link on this site a while back that has an awesome Jag reference site by a guy named Kirby Palm. You can easily find it with a Google search.

I am online looking for a haynes manual, lots to pick from. Just noticed you say XJ6, I thought somebody said XJS, so I was looking for XJS.
I am on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=12273687...k%3Axjs&page=1
I was looking at number 7, 10, and 16, but they are all for XJ 12 and XJS.
Just went back in and see one for XJ6 88-94, another for 68-79, and 68-74, which would I need?
I absolutely no nothing about Jags except as a kid, I always thought the E-type was the coolest car on the planet!
Just remembered where I saw XJS, it was in the Kirby Palm book you linked me to.