Parking brake on 2018 RT Limited not releasing

[Slim]

Had to remove the spring at the Rear Caliper Bracket and loosen the 12mm nuts that adjust the tension on the cable so I could slide the cable out of the bracket. I had heard that these adjustments were set too tight at the factory on some, and I believe this was definitely one of them.

My first question is: what and how much plastic do I have to remove to get to the Actuator Pulley?

My next question is: would it be a good idea to attach a small ziptie to the pulley near the connection to capture the cable from possibly coming out of pulley groove, if for some unknown reason it got too much slack?

Thanks for your help/comments - slim

 

[JayBros]

Why do you "believe" the parking brake on your Spyder was adjusted too tight at the factory? Do you have the service manual that contains the adjustment specifications and procedure? You must remove the right mirror, side panel, top side panel and rear side panel (pg. 39 of your operator's guide). If your brake cable is correctly adjusted you do NOT need to zip tie anything because the cable will not come off the pulley. Unless your Spyder is out of warranty your first stop should be a dealership. .

 

[Slim]

I dont have service manual does anyone know the procedure for properly adjusting park brake on 2018 rt limited THANKS

 

[RICZ]

Not rocket science; you should JUST be able to move the cable end loop that's connected to the brake lever from side to side. If you can't, it's too tight. If sloppy, too loose.

 

[JayBros]

I have a .pdf file of the parking brake cable adjustment procedure for a 2014 RT that I believe is the same as for a 2018 but it exceeds the file size to upload it here. Send me a PM with you regular email address and I'll send it to you.

 

[Slim]

Parking brake

thanks for all replies any day now i should be getting a service/maintenance manual in mail .