Hand brake failure

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scringewobbler

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how's this...sitting at the lights with the handbrake on the other day and as usual the handbrake lever leaning on the side of my leg. I've leaned my leg against it and 'twang!' THE BRAKE'S COME OFF! now it won't stay on, I can feel the ratchet but it just flops back down. Have I broken it? :(
 
I would suspect here that the tooth of the ratchet pawl is broken off - seen that one before. Answer to that is a new ratchet pawl, or of you're like me a trip to the model engineering workshop a nd a new pawl made from tool steel... :)

You might want to get the whole thing apart before you order parts, as the spring/shaft/knob may require renewal depending on how rusty it is and how much effort you need to put into getting it apart.

ajr
 
OK It's shagged. I was thinking of an upgrade here, what if you could fit a dash mounted cable handbrake like on a Merc vito ? then you ain't got that bloody lever pressing your leg all the time. I might make something up unless someone else has been on this 'journey' and can enlighten me as to what handbrake setup can be cannibalised.....?
 
I would suspect here that the tooth of the ratchet pawl is broken off - seen that one before. Answer to that is a new ratchet pawl, or of you're like me a trip to the model engineering workshop a nd a new pawl made from tool steel... :)

You might want to get the whole thing apart before you order parts, as the spring/shaft/knob may require renewal depending on how rusty it is and how much effort you need to put into getting it apart.

ajr
That's exactly what it was! thanks ever such a lot! Now fixed!!
 
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