Parking brakes adjustments

[manofsteel]

For the life of me I can not figure out how to adjust the parking brakes pads. I know how to adjust the cable. I can not find the so called slot to stick the end of the screw driver to adjust. Any pics would help too.
Also can not figure what I am doing wrong to take the guage cluster bezel out. No screws left in and the 2 bottom nuts are out. This is all for a 1973 vette. Thankotfl

 

[6880 Mike]

... can not figure what I am doing wrong to take the guage cluster bezel out. No screws left in and the 2 bottom nuts are out. This is all for a 1973 vette....

Check the right side of the stereo for a metal support connecting it to the tranny tunnel. Remove it if it's there. Cluster should then lift up a little and out at the top far enough to disconnect the oil pressure line from the back of the gauge.

I always remove the passenger's dash pad when working on the cluster. Seems to be easier to get to things with the pad out of the way.

 

[Vettehead Mikey]

To adjust the parking brake shoes (not pads) remove the wheel. Look for two holes in the rotor 'hat' section. turn the the rotor until one of the two holes is at bottom dead center. The star wheel adjuster is directly inside the opening.

If someone has previously replaced the rotors and not correctly aligned the holes in the rotor with the wholes in the hub, the above will not work.

 

[JohnZ]

Make sure the cable is completely slack before you adjust the starwheels for the shoes, then adjust the cable last.