EBrake only locks one side
 

Hey y'all, I used to only be able to lock up my left wheel with my stock ebrake. I replaced my rear calipers, adjusted properly (hb down and loosened, rear calipers adjusted a half turn back from locked up, then hb tightened to what feels normal), and I have the SAME ISSUE. Not sure what else to try. I hate that I can only ebrake drift turning left.

(Also, I was surprised that locking the inside wheel is what helps you ebrake enter/extend. I would have thought it would be the outside wheel that matters.)

Check the position of your rear right brake’s cable actuator compared to the left one. They each have a barrel adjuster where the cable mounts to the caliper. My money’s on the left hand barrel adjuster having more preload than the right one.

Thanks Zak, I will definitely check that out on Tuesday.

No sweat! Let us know if that fixes it :likecat:

The cable going back from the ebrake handle is a single line. It goes to a bar to which two lines are attached, one or to each brake caliper, at least on the NB. My car only actuates one of them, and after digging around a lot I saw that one of the two lines is not properly attached to that bar.

Update!
 

She locks up beautifully if I forgo the factory "back it out three quarters of a turn" on the rear caliper adjusters in favor of backing each side up so they have even amounts of grab (felt by turning the wheels by hand) at three clicks up on the ebrake (it's not the same amount for each side!). Amazing ebrake performance and the brake pedal feel is surprisingly much improved!