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5th September 2016, 17:11 | #1 |
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I've - with rose tinted glasses - bought an MG ZT in need of MOT and its failed twice now on the handbrake!!! I've emailed those on the forum who have in the past made these and i'm really stuck - i cant get the car MOT'd with no handbrake! Heres original link to me and the car over on pistonheads http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/t...+V6&mid=101804 Am happy to get the compensator removed and posted over first if thats a show stopper! HHHEEELLLPPP! |
5th September 2016, 17:50 | #2 | |
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A poor handbrake on the MG/75 is a very common problem, such that MOT examiners make some allowance for it.. Only rarely have there been problems with seized cables, usually it is the compensator stretched + poor adjustment + a coat of rust from lack of use in the drum. Some have reported the shoe's friction material have broken up. If it sort of works, but the lever comes up a long way, almost certainly it will be the compensator which has stretched. I have gone into great detail how to get the handbrake back to great performance in my 'How To'. A couple of hours of effort normally achieves this.
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Harry How To's and items I offer for free, or just to cover the cost of my expenses... http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...40#post1764540 Fix a poor handbrake; DIY ABS diagnostic unit; Loan of the spanner needed to change the CDT belts; free OBD diagnostics +MAF; Correct Bosch MAF cheap; DVB-T install in an ex-hi-line system; DD install with a HK amp; FBH servicing. I've taken a vow of poverty. To annoy me, send money. Last edited by HarryM1BYT; 5th September 2016 at 17:54.. |
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Got your PM there. Cheers. I will follow up. Last edited by daemon; 5th September 2016 at 19:59.. |
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