Handrake ratchet not catching

Flat 6 · Sunday at 08:59

Morning all,

Working through a few minor jobs on my SIII today, alternator change, new front exhaust section and handbrake not staying on.

On the handbrake, anyone had this problem before? I'm hoping it is just clogged up and ratchet is just stuck. Handbrake works fine when lever pulled and button springs back out.

Do I go at this from chassis side? Looks like easiest access is via seat box?

Cheers,

Al

tottot · Sunday at 09:56

Yes go from the seat box center plate. Clean and a tad of lube may do it. Could be ratchet itself worn or the pawl that catches in it has gone/worn.
When learning to drive a long time ago I was taught to pull brake up with thumb on button and then release. Today one hears many just "rasping" the lever up causing it to wear.

Anaconda · Sunday at 11:03

tottot said:
Yes go from the seat box center plate. Clean and a tad of lube may do it. Could be ratchet itself worn or the pawl that catches in it has gone/worn.
When learning to drive a long time ago I was taught to pull brake up with thumb on button and then release. Today one hears many just "rasping" the lever up causing it to wear.

You would be lucky to find a vehicle with a hand brake lever now.

tottot · Sunday at 12:10

Plenty of older vehicles around here.
Had a look at an electric job the other day, just an electric servo motor pulling on cables. Another thing to go wrong so folk do not learn how to hill start using the hand brake!

Anaconda · Sunday at 12:34

Learning to drive must be a breeze nowadays. My Golf has an electric motor on each brake caliper to apply the handbrake. Sure it will be considerably more expensive to fix than adjusting or replacing a cable.

tottot said:
Plenty of older vehicles around here.
Had a look at an electric job the other day, just an electric servo motor pulling on cables. Another thing to go wrong so folk do not learn how to hill start using the hand brake!

Flat 6 · Sunday at 13:02

Thanks all,

Nice quick job, went in from underneath and some injector release spray soon had the movement released again. While I was under there I noticed that the return spring had worn away so nice new spring on as well.

Now onto alternator change.

Cheers,

Al

Wildefalcon · Sunday at 13:09

tottot said:
Yes go from the seat box center plate. Clean and a tad of lube may do it. Could be ratchet itself worn or the pawl that catches in it has gone/worn.
When learning to drive a long time ago I was taught to pull brake up with thumb on button and then release. Today one hears many just "rasping" the lever up causing it to wear.

I hate that noise. A fancy, shiny, slick car pulls up and then makes a gross farting sound. So poor.

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