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BossBob Member Since: 30 Sep 2010 Location: Bristol Posts: 1402 |
There is normally very little wear on the hand brake shoes as they are a parking brake. Normally the problem is that the cable has stretched and the slack can be taken up using the adjuster under the plastic tray at the back of the centre console. |
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28th Sep 2022 10:32 am |
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Just a driver Member Since: 29 Nov 2021 Location: Norfolk Posts: 428 |
Thanks, I have tightened that up but the bracket thing where the nut tightens up sort of goes to one side. Not level. I just thought I could do it before the mot to save a fail etc. The idea is to get it through the mot next month then sorn it to save the tax. |
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28th Sep 2022 10:53 am |
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SYFL2 Member Since: 16 Jun 2012 Location: Sheffield Posts: 2597 |
Is this nut under the hand break gator ? |
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28th Sep 2022 11:16 am |
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Just a driver Member Since: 29 Nov 2021 Location: Norfolk Posts: 428 |
It was under that ashtray looking thing behind the handbrake |
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28th Sep 2022 11:30 am |
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BossBob Member Since: 30 Sep 2010 Location: Bristol Posts: 1402 |
Yes, it’s underneath the tray that is effectively in the rear passenger compartment on top of the transmission tunnel behind the storage. The handbrake cable pulls on a bar that then pulls each wheels brake cable. There is an adjustment nut on the end of the single cable from the handbrake cable for slack to be taken up which alters how many clicks the handbrake makes. If adjusting causes the bar to pull lop sided (more on one side than the other) that suggests something wrong with one of the individual cables leading to each wheel. The handbrake isn’t operating when the wheels are turning (I’d hope) so there is little if any wear to adjust out at the brake drum. The actuator in each brake drum is prone to corrosion and seizes and the cables don’t always stay in their routing brackets. |
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28th Sep 2022 11:41 am |
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Just a driver Member Since: 29 Nov 2021 Location: Norfolk Posts: 428 |
Thanks, it always seems so easy when you guys talk about it or when watching on YouTube. I have put the wheels on and packed up as raining and basically admit defeat. I thought I could but couldn’t, 😩 |
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28th Sep 2022 12:33 pm |
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Just a driver Member Since: 29 Nov 2021 Location: Norfolk Posts: 428 |
Was just trying to make sure it didn’t fail and end up taxing it for November to get it fixed and retest. |
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28th Sep 2022 12:35 pm |
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p_gill Member Since: 06 Dec 2011 Location: USA Posts: 1245 |
If you adjust the mechanism at the brakes then it will stop one of two ways.
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28th Sep 2022 3:59 pm |
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Just a driver Member Since: 29 Nov 2021 Location: Norfolk Posts: 428 |
Thanks |
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28th Sep 2022 4:18 pm |
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