Honda S2000 How to Improve the Parking Brake

I sometimes hear that the side parking does not work for Honda cars, not just the S2000. If you feel that adjusting the wire tension by adjusting the parking brakes does not improve at all, try this method. Surprisingly, this often improves.

Be sure to chock the wheels before starting, as the parking brakes will remain released for some time.

Remove the shift knob and remove the center panel. There are hazards and roof switches so don’t forget to remove the coupler. The wire can be found by looking through the hole containing the “yellow cord” in the photo.

Leave the parking lever as it is and loosen the wire as much as possible. In this state, pulling the lever will not work at all, so make sure that the car does not move. The photo is in a fully loosened state.

Then jack up, remove the rear tires, and remove the calipers. The caliper bolts may be stuck, so it will be easier in the future if you treat them with anti-seizure agent when you remove them.

After removing the caliper, fully return the piston. The fluid will return to the master, so make sure it doesn’t overflow.

The rear piston is very easy to do with the piston cube. Use the piston cube to turn the piston clockwise and the piston will return.

Do this both left and right. After returning the piston, it is okay to attach the tires and restore it.

With the rear brake piston completely returned and the parking brake wire not working at all, start the engine and depress the brake pedal many times. This will optimize the rear brake piston position. In the optimized state, readjust the parking brake wire.

This adjustment method is quite well known to those who are doing gymkhana or drifting.

I think that it will be optimized even if you loosen the wire and step on the brake without returning the piston, but it is better to do it after returning it.

When you replace the brake pads, it’s a good idea to go along with them.