Matt,
Is your mechanic also adjusting your rear brakes when he performs the 
surgery or is he just tightening the nut that controls tension on the 
cables themselves?  I would have him tighten the brakes as well since the 
automatic adjusters don't really work as advertised.
Jack

On Tue, 25 Jul 1995, Matt Weatherford wrote:

> I cant seem to keep my 82 vanagon's E-brake adjusted so that it
> will hold me on steep hills. I take it to my mechanic, he
> adjusts it, then 1 month later, its out of adjustment
> again and wont hold me.
> 
> I have been told that its my e-brake cables  - they are stretched.
> I replaced these once (albeit with *used*, probably also stretched cables)
> and it didnt help.
> 
>   Are there any good solutions for this?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Matt Weatherford  Atlantis Diagnostics Int'l (206) 487-7826  mattw@atl.com
>