Parking Brake Adjustment?

[cmdavis3rd]

The parking brake doesn't appear to be holding any more on hills, fortunately the automatic tranny stops the car from rolling forward more than a couple of inches, which ultimately can't be great for the transmission. The dealership claims the parking brake needs to be adjusted and wants $50 to do it.

The only set of rear brakes I have ever needed to adjust in any fashion were the rear drums on my 66 mustang. The CX-7 has 32K miles on it and I can't count how many cars I have owned with more than 32k miles (several in the 100K zone) that never needed the rear brakes adjusted, let alone the parking brake adjusted.

Anyone experience this or have the procedure to adjust them?

Many thanks

 

[offset_98]

I had this on my Impala. I first tried Pep Boys and they didn't know how to fix it. I had to go to the dealership and then it was fixed. This was at 36k miles.

 

[cmdavis3rd]

I had this on my Impala. I first tried Pep Boys and they didn't know how to fix it. I had to go to the dealership and then it was fixed. This was at 36k miles.

Hmm, I will do some more searching and post back if if I find anything.

 

[erhayes]

Not familar with the Mazda parking brake. Most vehicles I've had with a foot type has an adjustment above the parking brake pedel. Was your car driving with it on sometime?