Removing rear drums and adjusting E Brake - 1997 Ram 2500

Lethalweapon100 · Nov 1, 2014

Went to get her inspected, and the first thing that failed was the e-brake. I've got to fix that, and the cable adjuster is stuck. Ive got to get a new bracket for that anyway, how tough is that to replace?

Anyway, guess that means I have to get the drums off and adjust the brakes that way. However, I tried to work them off the other day, and boy are they stuck! Huge drums, so the YouTube techniques dont work great. Whats your method to get them off? And to adjust the brake?

If you could adjust the brake without getting the drum off, I would he so happy...

Lethalweapon100 · Nov 1, 2014

Bump. Ive read that I can adjust it without pulling the drums. Can somebody shed some light on it? I've got 2 days before I legally can't drive it. And Monday, i'm busy.

MoparMagic'00 · Nov 1, 2014

look on the rear of the drum.. toward the bottom there should be a rounded rectangle hole that may or may not have a plug in it.. just a rubber stopper. pull the plug and use a brake spoon to adjust them.. it should have a star gear there and one way will loosen it the other way will tighten it.. should be able to youtube or something some more vids maybe even pics for it.. I hope this helps man

Merc225hp · Nov 1, 2014

All parking brake adjustment is done on the drive side with the slack adjuster. The only reason to go into the drums is if you have to replace the cables.

Page 311 in the 2001 Factory Service Manual is where to look.

http://www.ramforum.com/f77/2nd_gen_service_manual-986/

Lethalweapon100 · Nov 2, 2014

Merc225hp said:
All parking brake adjustment is done on the drive side with the slack adjuster. The only reason to go into the drums is if you have to replace the cables.

Page 311 in the 2001 Factory Service Manual is where to look.

http://www.ramforum.com/f77/2nd_gen_service_manual-986/

Awesome! Even gave me the page in the manual. Thanks!

Lethalweapon100 · Nov 2, 2014

MoparMagic'00 said:
look on the rear of the drum.. toward the bottom there should be a rounded rectangle hole that may or may not have a plug in it.. just a rubber stopper. pull the plug and use a brake spoon to adjust them.. it should have a star gear there and one way will loosen it the other way will tighten it.. should be able to youtube or something some more vids maybe even pics for it.. I hope this helps man

Perfect. Thanks.

Lethalweapon100 · Nov 2, 2014

Merc225hp said:
All parking brake adjustment is done on the drive side with the slack adjuster. The only reason to go into the drums is if you have to replace the cables.

Page 311 in the 2001 Factory Service Manual is where to look.

http://www.ramforum.com/f77/2nd_gen_service_manual-986/

Wait, thats the ONLY adjustment? Theres no star adjuster in the drum at all?

Merc225hp · Nov 2, 2014

Yes there is a star wheel inside the brake drums but that is not for adjusting the Parking brake cable/system.

Which system are you trying to adjust or both?

Post #6 would be correct for setting up the star wheel adjuster, that is more relative to the hydraulic braking system.

Lethalweapon100 · Nov 2, 2014

Merc225hp said:
Yes there is a star wheel inside the brake drums but that is not for adjusting the Parking brake cable/system.

Which system are you trying to adjust or both?

Post #6 would be correct for setting up the star wheel adjuster, that is more relative to the hydraulic braking system.

Only trying to adjust the parking brake.

jwheeler · Nov 2, 2014

They go hand and hand. If the drums are not properly adjusted, the parking brake won't work very well. You need to get the drums adjusted up and then take the slack out of the cable.

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