i need to adjust my parking brake on my 88 4runner.. does anyone have a link for me to go to. for a diagram

Turn the adjuster nuts on the center section, one of the nuts visible in the photo below:



Set for ~10-14 clicks on the handle as I recall, or see the FSM link at the top of the forum.

Before you adjust the parking brake, adjust your rear brakes and then take up the slack.
That in of itself will help the rear brakes and the parking brake perform better.
danny

well the problem i have is its dragging.i think it has something to do with the helper springs i put in. to lift the rear back up even with the front.

Are the e-brake cables hitting the springs?

If so, you might need something like this:



http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/Shims.shtml#ToyotaEbrakeExtensions

they are like barely touching they have about an eigth of an inch clearance.

Another common problem with the rear e brake is the pivot point of the arm on the backing plate. Tends to freeze up and not release. Crawl under there and try to move it through its range of motion, particularly to see if it moves back to a released position. I have to lube mine at least once a year.

FWIW I just went through a nightmare with my e brake, this is how I fixed it.

First backed of the cable adjustment as much as possible as shown in the pic

Second adjusted the brakes to tollerance as shown in the FSM

Third adjusted the parking break lever at the backing plate, about .010 clearnce to the stop and reinstalled the spring

Last adjusted the cable, I went with 14 clicks

and made sure all moving parts were free and well lubed including the brake shoe contact points, again as outlined in the FSM.

Hope this helps. BTW my cable is original and has yet to stretch to the point of being unusable. This was my first real experience with the rear or parking breaks but if adjusted in this way I am sure it will work.