Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
If your parking brake requires excessive lever travel or no longer holds the car securely, it may be time to adjust the parking brake. The 986 Boxster and 996 generation 911 both use parking brake shoes located underneath the rear brake rotor hat. These shoes expand against the rotor when the handbrake lever is pulled to slow the vehicle or keep it still on an incline. Over time, the parking brake cables stretch and the shoes wear, requiring periodic adjustment.
This video will walk you through the correct procedure for adjusting the parking brake system, including both the mechanical shoe adjusters at the rear hubs and the cable adjustment at the handbrake lever.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:35 - Tools Required/Parts overview
01:56 - Accessing and loosening cables at handbrake lever
03:39 - Adjusting parking brake shoes
07:00 - Parking brake cable adjustment at lever
08:29 - Outro
If your parking brake requires excessive lever travel or no longer holds the car securely, it may be time to adjust the parking brake. The 986 Boxster and 996 generation 911 both use parking brake shoes located underneath the rear brake rotor hat. These shoes expand against the rotor when the handbrake lever is pulled to slow the vehicle or keep it still on an incline. Over time, the parking brake cables stretch and the shoes wear, requiring periodic adjustment.
This video will walk you through the correct procedure for adjusting the parking brake system, including both the mechanical shoe adjusters at the rear hubs and the cable adjustment at the handbrake lever.
Shop 986 parking brake components:
👉pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/supertech/catalog.cgi?action=frameset&return-url=/cgi-bin/supertech/catalog.cgi%3Faction%3Dframeback%26page%3D560&catalog-url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pelicanparts.com%2Fcatalog%2FSuperCat%2F0785%2FPOR_0785_BRKPRK_pg1_parking-brake-shoes.htm
From stock to performance upgrades, shop everything you need at Pelican Parts:
👉 pelicanparts.com
Become part of the Porsche enthusiast community:
👉 forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-forums
Looking for more DIY tech articles? Browse our expert guides:
👉 pelicanparts.com/support/tech_article_directory.htm
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:35 - Tools Required/Parts overview
01:56 - Accessing and loosening cables at handbrake lever
03:39 - Adjusting parking brake shoes
07:00 - Parking brake cable adjustment at lever
08:29 - Outro
