How to Make Parking Brake Adjustments in a Mitsubishi Eclipse

Make parking brake adjustments in your Mitsubishi Eclipse easily to save you time and money, avoiding the mechanic shop and making the adjustment at home. Adjust the parking brake when your car starts to slip when parked on a slope. Use these instructions for models from 1990 to 1994.

Instructions

1

Start your Mitsubishi Eclipse engine. Press down on the brake pedal five or six times.

2

Pull up on the parking brake lever. Locate the parking brake lever between the driver's seat and the front passenger seat. Note how many clicks it takes to get to the upward position with the parking brake lever. Normal clicks are five to seven.

3

Remove the carpet on the floor around the parking brake lever. Turn the adjuster nut with your pliers or wrench until the parking brake lever is at five to seven clicks when pulling up.

4

Rotate the lock nut toward the adjuster nut with your pliers or wrench. This holds the adjuster nut in place.

5

Raise your Mitsubishi Eclipse rear wheels in the air using the jack. Support the rear wheels with the jack stands. Verify the rear wheels turn freely while the parking brake lever releases. Continue to adjust the parking brake adjuster nut if the rear wheels do not turn freely.