handbrake adjustment

shadowster · Jun 16, 2008

whats involved in adjusting up the handbrake
its not very good on hills,and want to take up the slack

cheers

Trewey · Jun 16, 2008

git underneath and turn the adjuster clockwise!

just don't overdo it.

shadowster · Jun 16, 2008

cheers
is the adjuster on the drum

Trewey · Jun 16, 2008

yup

they're sometimes siezed up though.

landy10 · Jun 16, 2008

Adjuster is the square thing stickin out the back of the plate, you can adjust up on the cable as well but like trewy says dont overdo it

shadowster · Jun 16, 2008

thanks will give it a go tomorow.

boydy1989 · Jun 16, 2008

adjusting the cables is a pain in the arse job.

Im goin 2 try the adjuster on the back tomorrow also

landy10 · Jun 16, 2008

boydy1989 said:
adjusting the cables is a pain in the arse job.

Im goin 2 try the adjuster on the back tomorrow also

Small tip, slacken the nut on the outside of the bracket thus leaving the one on the inside to be turned with your fingers (providing yu soaked in wd40 first) then you can pull the cable up,coz you aint got a hope in hells chance of gettin a spanner to the inside if the bracket then when you git it where you want it then you jus tighten the nut on the outside up again

GRUNT · Jun 16, 2008

The square adjuster nut is 7/16"AF an the cable adjuster is 19mm, get a 19mm combination spanner an cut it in half, then cut a slot out of the ring spanner end to fit over the inner cable an it'll make life a lot easier.

boydy1989 · Jun 16, 2008

Thats a good idea.

I tried to turn mine by hand, even with WD but it wudn budge. Had to do a difficult wedging/rotating routine. Took ages, and aint much better.

landy10 · Jun 16, 2008

I think yer always gonna have a bit if play by the time you take into account the ujs the prop shafts the diffs and so on, it aint ever gonna be like yer euro box just working on the back drums (or the front wheels for that matter)

woods767 · Jun 17, 2008

I did mine yesterday. Personaly i dont see what the fuss is about, two nuts that a 19 spanner fits on, just move them along the shaft.

I agree, there will always be some slack. On mine, with the brakes touching at first movment, it takes till the second click befor it feels like its doing anything. I guess this is streatch in the cable, or just genral taking up slack here and there.

Richard.

Celtic · Jun 18, 2008

Had same trouble with my 90 i took the prop of and drum took out the linnings ajuster and the plungers cleaned it all up(make sure you put the plungers from the operating lever the wright way around tappered end towards the back plate),Two clicks will hold on any Cornish hill .

Trewey · Jun 18, 2008

oy Celtic
are yer comin out wiv the S*L*A*P*P*E*R*S on sundee?

Celtic · Jun 18, 2008

Hi Trewy
gota do misses timing belt on her V W Polo,would like to go out with the S L P P E R S but gota ern some browny points running in the red with browny pointsgive us a shout next time.

Trewey · Jun 18, 2008

Celtic said:
Hi Trewy
gota do misses timing belt on her V W Polo,would like to go out with the S L P P E R S but gota ern some browny points running in the red with browny pointsgive us a shout next time.

do that on satdee! it'll only take a nour.

Celtic · Jun 18, 2008

Sold me 110 they who bought it going to collect it satdee.

Trewey · Jun 18, 2008

Celtic said:
Sold me 110 they who bought it going to collect it satdee.

ooohhhhhhh!
are they "local"?

Celtic · Jun 19, 2008

Yeh from north Cornwall

handbrake adjustment

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