adjusting handbrake

[eyeballpaul]

any guides available on here, cant seem to find one but i'm a newbie!

passed MOT with flying colours, just an advisory note on handbrake travel

Anyone know how to adjust the travel. Performance is fine and disks/pads dont need changing (loads left)

just need to get rid of that travel

thanks

[Kandyman]

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/datasheets/tid013.pdf

Funny i was waiting for you to come and ask ;) but i'm sure i told you it was on the clubs web site :)

Good to see you here

[eyeballpaul]

yup

well spotted, thanks for directing me fella, all's i need is for the mrs to bring the NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- car home now.....ive been left with teh cabrio escort chav wagon today....and if thats not that bad (great engine) its NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- salmon pink!

[Kandyman]

No worries Paul were here to help :D

Nice 2nd car you have and a great color :laughing2: :rofl:

[eyeballpaul]

just had a quick read, comprehensive guide and straight forward

thanks:lol:

[eyeballpaul]

No worries Paul were here to help :D

Nice 2nd car you have and a great color :laughing2: :rofl:

actually my second car was a bug, until i sold may last two about 6 months ago.

My baby is still in the garage, my type 2 VW kombi

see my website..... www.toadheaddesigns.co.uk .......still not finished, might go out and do some today...off work with 'mental' issues at the mo

[Kandyman]

Oh yes i remember when you joined on .org i looked at your website. Now go and finish working on it :trans:

[JohnFol]

Last time I adjusted it, I tried to turn the disk without a wheel and couldn't. Stick a wheel on and the extra leverage meant I could.

Just a thought, has anyone tried to adjust it with the wheel on? I am presuming the "hole" will be too deep to get a screw driver in there, but it would make the job sooo much quicker and more accurate.

[Kandyman]

You wouldn't get to the "hole" with a wheel in place would you ?

[GreyGhost]

You wouldn't get to the "hole" with a wheel in place would you ?

If you don't put a bolt in that hole you would. difficult to achieve I would have thought.

[JohnFol]

difficult, but saves a lot of time in taking wheel off, adjusting, wheel back on to test, wheel off . . ..

I might just try it this week end . .

[JohnFol]

Finally got round to trying it. Good news is YES you can adjust the handbrake with the wheel on.

So, choc the front wheels, remove 1 road bolt and jack the back of the car. With handbrake off you can turn the wheel until the adjuster is visible. I used a screwdriver with a shaft about 8-10" long with no problems. I managed to get this photo to show the spring (horizontal) and the adjust just above it to show the accessibility, which is about the same as with the wheel off!

1st pic is direct from camera
2nd pick highlights the adjuster and where the teeth are . .

[JohnFol]

interestingly, this didn't seem to appear as a new post. ..

[Kandyman]

It did for me John, it wont appear as a new post for you as your the one who posted it ;)

[pondweed]

the link to the datasheet for handbrake doesnt seem to work anymore... any ideas, anyone?

[Rich]

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/download.php?file=tid029.pdf

[ssc1]

i think mine needs a new cable assy as with the brake adjusted up to nearly touching both sides there is still too much travel on the handbrake lever, job for summer then....ian