08 parking brake

while serviceing my difts I looked at my parking brake to see why it didn,t hold.where the cable comes thourgh the clamp area there is nothing on the bottom side but clean threads.?is there a lock nut or does the cable threads screw into the clamp area.the cable houseing moves with the cable .

I'll have to look at mine again Gary its been a while since i put pads on the e-brakem are you talking about down by the caliper or up by the handle??

Gary, I have an 08 service manual at home I can look tonight if someone doesn't answer before then.

ok thanks ,yes down by the caliper where houseing should attach.I would think it needs something there to keep the houseing from moveing .the park brake ain't never been much but didn't pay any attention till we were in Wv an it would not sit in trailer long enough to tie it down

I think the cable housing just sits in a cradle at the caliper, the only cable adjustment is on the drivers side under the engine cover below the handle, all it does is take out the slack in the cable. if you wish to tighten your e-brake up, first check the pads, they wear out easy, if the pads are good, you have to loosen the lock nut on the back of the caliper cam, turn the cam to push the caliper out and re-tighten the lock nut. Stock parking brake pads were not available at the local yamadog shop here, so i matched them with the front brake pads off a yamaha dirt bike, same backing plate, thicker pad material....works good so far. Hope this helps!

ok we are getting close its like a lawn mover with a loose houseing it won't speed up because the houseing is moveing instead of the cable.My houseing is picking up out of the cradel.think we are going to have to wait an see if neuromax can bring it up on fish.? what yamaha dirt bike did you match up thats a great idea :168:

Try pulling the engine cover, loosen the lock nut on the slack adjuster and adjust the cable housing? Shoot, I'm gonna have to look at the manual now, I'm just going off of memory. Let me dig up the part number on the dirt bike pads for ya!

Cowboy your right as long as all he needs is a parking brake adjustment. I to thought that the cable needed tightened and then found the the arm the cable moves is only allowed to go so far and hits a stopper and thats when I found out you had to losen the nut and then turn the bolt inside of the nut to take out the extra slack. Adjusting the cable under the engine cover does nothing to help with the holding of the parking brake.

Are the pads and everything moving up when you pull the lever?

Cowboy and I have told you how to adjust the parking brake. Sounds like you may have something more than just a simple brake adjustment. Heres all I know of the parking brake of these things and I should know a good bit because I have had mine apart many times.

Two bolts hold the brake support to the rear diff. Two more small allen head screws hold the pads into the caliper. The end of the cable has a long round thing of lead on it the fits in the lever and the cable houseing should be held still by the support when you pull the lever. I found dropping the rear diff skid plat makes for easy work on the parking brake.

I'll look at mine again tomorrow and let me know anything else you can about what its doing and I will see what I do for ya.

the cable houseing is not being held in place by the support,when hand brake is applied houseins raises about 3/8 in there for putting very little pressure on brakes .spent time on internert this morning an could not find any thing on parking brake or parts to will go to dealer today and point to whats wrong lol its hard to talk about something when I don,t know what I'm talkling about thanks to all for trying to get me straighten out.will report back on what I found

ok here it is if any body has a break down of a rhino parking brake this is calalog title they gave me 2008 yxr70fdux (x-c) part #15 which is a 46 cent lock nut that had to be ordered Asked if they would like to put it on since it didn't have one from factory.Yes at 2 hours labor. Think not but thanks for all the help

Thats crazy! I'm in the wrong line of work!

Good to hear you will soon have it fixed. No fun not having a working parking brake.

never had to park on a hill.The worst prolbem with it sitting inside trailer I had to block wheels so I could tie it down.

You just needed to carry a laso like what cowboys used to rope it and hold it there untill you could get it hooked.

I've thrown a few ropes in my life...cant say I ever roped a rhino! I guess you could get a hillbilly cruise control/parking brake, I had one on my old truck, its a multi-use standard all-american brick. Set it on the gas when your foots tired, throw it under the wheel when you park!

shucks I was thinking of cutting a mule stick if I couldn't use it between the ears I'd put it between the dash an brake pedal

I have used a stick on my last truck that was a stick and the park brake didn't work. Put it between the seat and brake pedal and use the electric seat to put the right amount of pressure on it to hold it while I hooked up the trailer. :158:

Farmer thanks I still had to adjust the parking brake.After looking at the lock nut you talked about for bout a hour ,went ahead and loosenit it up ,then felt like a dummy for not leting what you said sink in .Its now adjusted and yes it works thanks again

No problem :158: