# Tightening Emergency prake on a 2006 Prius

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/tightening-emergency-prake-on-a-2006-prius/12612>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [April 6, 2008, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tightening-emergency-prake-on-a-2006-prius/12612 "2008-04-06T14:09:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Jiggersfromsphilly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@Jiggersfromsphilly](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jiggersfromsphilly)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tightening-emergency-prake-on-a-2006-prius/12612/1 "2008-04-06T14:09:07Z")

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How do I tighten the emergency brake on my 2006 Prius?  
  
 It is getting very easy to push.

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tightening-emergency-prake-on-a-2006-prius/12612/2 "2008-04-06T14:53:41Z")

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It could be the rear brakes are getting worn. A 2 year old car should not have stretched out cables yet. But, typically, the e-brake has an adjuster either at the pedal/handle connection or the cable y-connector under the car. The single cable from the handle is split to two cables for each rear brake, and there is typically an adjuster down there.

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**Author:** ![cappy208](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cappy208/32/31_2.png) [@cappy208](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cappy208)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tightening-emergency-prake-on-a-2006-prius/12612/3 "2008-04-06T15:05:45Z")

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nevermind how the pedal pushes;

if it still holds then don’t mess with it. 2 yrs is usually too soon to have to do an ebrake job.

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**Author:** ![Jiggersfromsphilly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@Jiggersfromsphilly](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jiggersfromsphilly)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tightening-emergency-prake-on-a-2006-prius/12612/4 "2008-04-06T15:56:18Z")

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Thanks guys!