# Parking brake **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** brakes\ **Created:** [July 10, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parking-brake/16476 "2008-07-10T01:50:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![corona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@corona](https://community.cartalk.com/u/corona)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parking-brake/16476/1 "2008-07-10T01:50:25Z")
I have a 63 Chevy impala and am having parking brake problems. If i put the car in drive, the parking brake holds. If i put it in reverse, it will not hold at all. The car rolls backwards. Please help. I am trying to ship the car as i am military, but the parking brake needs to work. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 2:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parking-brake/16476/2 "2008-07-10T02:24:31Z")
You need to pull off the rear brake drums and inspect. Make sure the brake shoes have enough lining. Then see if you can adjust the brakes. I don’t know if yours are self-adjusting. There is a special tool, very simple, to adjust the brakes. Or you can use a screwdriver. This link may help you: [http://autorepair.about.com/cs/doityourself/a/aa031701a\_3.htm](http://autorepair.about.com/cs/doityourself/a/aa031701a_3.htm) ---
**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 2:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parking-brake/16476/3 "2008-07-10T02:39:16Z")
common problem. Adjust the brakes where they should be and the park brake should work