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

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

It depends on the type of car you drive and the auto repair shop you go to in Sacramento. Our mechanics in Sacramento 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 Sacramento.

Emergency/Parking Brake Shoe Replacement pricing for various cars

CarsEstimateParts CostLabor CostSavingsAverage Dealer Price
2006 Suzuki XL-7$222$126.96$94.995%$234.46
2011 Ram 1500$284$141.89$142.486%$303.14
2010 Scion xB$246$112.69$132.986%$263.19
2008 BMW X3$249$97.35$151.987%$269.35
2007 Lincoln Town Car$295$66.83$227.979%$324.83
2016 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG S$238$85.99$151.987%$257.99

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 Sacramento

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Tien

23 years of experience
903 reviews
Tien
23 years of experience
Tien worked hard and even returned to take care of an issue that was difficult to find. Great guy!

Noe

36 years of experience
604 reviews
Noe
36 years of experience
Arrived early, attentive, and did a great job.

Joel

21 years of experience
987 reviews
Joel
21 years of experience
very good job Joel knows his job

Brian

24 years of experience
200 reviews
Brian
24 years of experience
On time. Friendly and did great work

Ben

41 years of experience
1410 reviews
Ben
41 years of experience
Arrives early and gets the job done right. Will keep using Ben as long as he's available!

Joseph

18 years of experience
40 reviews
Joseph
18 years of experience
He did a great job

Duane

25 years of experience
510 reviews
Duane
25 years of experience
Duane was great as always. Arrives on time and gets the job done quickly and correct every time.

Jonathan

13 years of experience
171 reviews
Jonathan
13 years of experience
Great

Jerome

24 years of experience
415 reviews
Jerome
24 years of experience
Professional, called to see if it was ok to be early, and kept me fully informed of the work he was doing and why.

Emmette

36 years of experience
282 reviews
Emmette
36 years of experience
A simple job that turned into a nightmare every step of the way, but it never seemed to phase him. He put a lot of extra into the job, to include showing up early.

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