Now from my understanding if i'm rolling down a street say 25mph and I pull my e brake as hard as I can that should lock the back wheels?

Now on my 89 240sx it simply slows the car as a weak brake, the only situation where I can slighty lock the rear wheels is when the weight is distributed toward the front of the car.

My question is, is there a way to tighten the e brake or will hte pads have to be replaced?

 

theres a hole on the front bottom of the e-brake... pull the e-brake all the way up then tighten it...use a deep socket 10mm...

 

wow i got the same issue. THanks

 

I had the same problem with my e-brake. I have tightened the bolt under the lever, and now the rear locks when I pull the brake up.

 

Sweet....same problem here, about to be fixed.

 

10mm, nailed it right on the head. thanks

 

Ok, I tightened that nut like a ****. The brake is tight as hell now, but still no lockage. Just hard as hell to pull and just a bit more stopage. I have new rear rotors and pads...how do I get it to lock up? I've only been trying straight, does it only lock when you pull it into a turn, or should it also lock it in a straight line? Thanks.

 

Its a brake not a lock, so my understanding was only in a turn.

I didn't want it to lock on straight aways just in corners and way, so tighting helped my situation (no serious test drive YET)

 

Is ur car an auto, I notice that in mine when I have it in drive and I yank up on the e-brake I get almost nothing, then when I do the same thing in neutral it locks those suckers up quick. Just something to think about.

 

It should lock in a straight line also.

 

With a manual yes, becouse of the clutch with a automatic it shouldn't.

 

I got a manual...tightened the fluck out of it, and still no straight lock...so it should lock in neutral?

 

your car rolls when you pull the e-brake up?

 

No it won't lock the wheels at speed like I'm trying to get it to go. It just slows the car down lol.