Emergency/Parking Brake Shoe Replacement at your home or office in Los Angeles.

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How much does Emergency/Parking Brake Shoe Replacement cost in Los Angeles?

It depends on the type of car you drive and the auto repair shop you go to in Los Angeles. Our mechanics in Los Angeles are mobile, which means they don't have the overhead that repair shops have. They provide you convenience by coming to your home or office in Los Angeles.

Emergency/Parking Brake Shoe Replacement pricing for various cars

CarsEstimateParts CostLabor CostSavingsAverage Dealer Price
2010 Volkswagen Jetta$311$142.90$167.981%$314.90
2014 Nissan NV2500$285$148.67$136.481%$288.42
2011 Honda Accord$359$148.66$209.981%$363.66
2007 Audi Q7$280$111.97$167.981%$283.97
2012 BMW 740i$358$84.70$272.971%$364.20
2015 Porsche 911$429$82.47$346.461%$437.22

Emergency/Parking Brake Shoe Replacement Service

What is the Emergency/Parking Brake Shoe all about?

The job of the parking brake shoes is to hold the car in place (prevent the car from rolling) when you use the parking or emergency brake. Parking brake shoes are installed on cars that have rear rotors (also known as rear disc brakes). Most new cars (made after 1999) have rotors at the rear wheels. In the older cars that have drums at the rear wheels, the brake shoes inside the rear drums act as the parking brake shoes.

Keep in mind:

  • Parking brake shoes only exist on vehicles with rear rotors.
  • The thickness of the brake shoe will let the mechanic know if it needs replacing.
  • Sometimes a parking brake shoe will have debris or contamination; if this is cleaned off, the shoe may not need replacing.

How it's done:

  • Inspect parking brake shoes by removing the rear rotors.
  • If the thickness is less than 30% of the original, install new shoes.
  • Clean and adjust if necessary.
  • Confirm operation of the hand brake.

Our recommendation:

Parking brake shoes are the most overlooked part of the brake system. A mechanic should inspect the parking brake shoes while performing a brake service (changing the rear brake pads or rotors). If the shoes are in good condition, the mechanic should clean and adjust the shoes. If you notice a change in the way parking brake lever feels (easier or harder to pull), or if the car rolls after putting the parking brakes, you should immediately get it inspected and replaced.

What common symptoms indicate you may need to replace the Emergency / Parking Brake Shoe?

  • Parking brake does not hold the car.
  • Parking brake does not work.
  • Parking brake does not release.

How important is this service?

When you engage the parking brake, the parking brake shoes hold the car in place by clamping against the rear brake rotors. These shoes assure that the wheels cannot turn, and your car cannot roll. As the parking brake shoes wear out, they become thinner, and cannot apply as much pressure to the rotors, making them much less effective and putting your car at risk of moving out of its parked position.


Recent Emergency/Parking Brake Shoe Replacement reviews in Los Angeles

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Matthew

26 years of experience
50 reviews
Matthew
26 years of experience
Very professional and thorough.

Ben

42 years of experience
1589 reviews
Ben
42 years of experience
Arrives early and gets the job done right. Will keep using Ben as long as he's available!

Manuel

42 years of experience
132 reviews
Manuel
42 years of experience
Manuel was great. Very knowlegeable about the problem, and very competentabout fixing it. I would recommend him to anyone. TOP NOTCH

Raul

35 years of experience
285 reviews
Raul
35 years of experience

Alexander

7 years of experience
126 reviews
Alexander
7 years of experience
I had never heard of your mechanic but I am so GLAD that I did. My Lexus had a parking break issue so I could not move it. Alex came and looked over my SUV and verified it was the parking break but he also found that my rear brakes and rotors were horrible. When we tried to start it he found out the alternator was prohibiting it starting even tho I just got a new battery. Alex had to come back to do all of the work but it is done and we are grateful. Alex is so nice and so extremely knowledgeable. He is VERY car smart but humble. Answered every question we had. Just so grateful he was our mechanic for my vehicle. The price was VERY reasonable. We will definitely use your mechanic again and hopefully we will be able to get Alex.

Tomas

18 years of experience
226 reviews
Tomas
18 years of experience
Very nice. Fast work. Explained what he was doing and what needed to be done.

Jay

38 years of experience
1035 reviews
Jay
38 years of experience
Brakes are silent and working great since Jay fixed the problems. Thank you!

Andrew

12 years of experience
962 reviews
Andrew
12 years of experience
Andrew was very professional in both diagnosing the problem and presenting me with a plan for the repair. I'm not certain the repair was fully made, however and would like to discuss. This was an emergency brake shoe replacement and when I apply the emergency brake after the repair, it still will not prevent my vehicle from rolling a bit.

Brian

23 years of experience
132 reviews
Brian
23 years of experience
Wonderful

Robert

21 years of experience
1307 reviews
Robert
21 years of experience
exceptional work.

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