Emergency Brake Adjustment

at_the_lake · 09-04-2006, 04:47 PM

On my 06 Titan, the emergency brake does not seem to grab very well. When I back my boat down the ramp and push the brake all the way down, it will still roll back. Puts a lot of stress on the transmission when I get ready to put it back in gear.

How hard is adjusting the brake ????
It's kind of a pain for me to get an appointment at the dealer and they are not very conveniently located. If it is easy, figured I would take a look.

Any guidance would be appreciated.

Helinut1970 · 09-04-2006, 05:17 PM

Mine does the samething. It is so bad that I dont use it anymore because it is to easy to drive with it on and not even know it. The E-brake wouldnt stop that truck in a emergency thats for sure!

sudden urge · 09-04-2006, 05:22 PM

Working off memory, someone posted it was very easy to adjust, and it is done right at the top bracket behind the emergency brake pedal inside the cab.

majorKAP · 09-04-2006, 05:35 PM

Mine does just fine in a boatramp type situation. I always engage the parking brake (it's NOT an "emergency brake") before shifting the transmission into park. When I leave, I firmly press the primary brake pedal, shift into drive, and only then do I release the parking brake. Seems to work for me.

at_the_lake · 09-04-2006, 05:59 PM

Yea thats also my normal process too, but mine ("Parking Brake") does not hold. I have put the truck in Neutral before putting into park and it just rolls on back and the ramp is not really that steep.