Toyota Repair: 2003 Camry, rear disc brakes, brake shoes


Question
Please tell me how to tighten/adjust my emergency brake for rear disc brakes.

Answer
Remove both rear wheels, the brake rotors have a small brake drum that is part of the rotor, inside of the small drum are the emergency brake shoes, they are adjustable through the opening, there may be a rubber plug that has to be removed, the adjuster wheels are on the bottom so rotate the drum until the adjusting hole is at the bottom, use a flashlight to look inside to see the teeth of the adjusting wheel, rotate the adjusting wheel upward with a screwdriver to tighten the adjustment of the brake shoes, when the drum can't be rotated anymore back the adjuster off until it can be rotated by hand.