# 2000 ford explorer-parking brake adjustment

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-explorer-parking-brake-adjustment/12668>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [April 7, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-explorer-parking-brake-adjustment/12668 "2008-04-07T21:32:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mikethekey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@mikethekey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mikethekey)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-explorer-parking-brake-adjustment/12668/1 "2008-04-07T21:32:49Z")

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How do I go about adjusting the parking brake on a 2000 ford explorer, rear disc brakes. The Haines manual speaks about a parking brake shoe. Does that apply to rear disc brakes?  
  
  
  
 Mike

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-explorer-parking-brake-adjustment/12668/2 "2008-04-07T21:45:22Z")

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There are small brake shoes inside the rotor. The rotor acts as the drum. Just like regular drum brakes, only smaller (and only connected to the parking brake cable).

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**Author:** ![Opera\_House](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@Opera\_House](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Opera_House)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-explorer-parking-brake-adjustment/12668/3 "2008-04-07T23:52:09Z")

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Have you looked at them? It is common for the shoe pad to delaminate. If they don’t work you may need new shoes AND HARDWARE. I can’t begin to say what a pain these are to do.