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12th March 2021, 01:10 | #1 |
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Hi Guys i have moved from Liverpool to Harwich in essex but i have a problem
my handbrake wont hold the car and rolls all the time so i have to park it against the kerb i think it needs rear brake shoes does anyone know anyone round that area who can do the job the car is a MGZT 190. Paul
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12th March 2021, 08:02 | #2 |
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Hi Paul,
I doubt very much that your problem is the shoes. I'm still using the originals! At the handbrake lever check the "compensator" device for damage and that the cable adjustment is reasonable. Remove the drum/disc assembly, clean out the brake dust and lightly lubricate the handbrake shoe pivots with suitable grease. Check the disc thickness and the condition of the drum surface and renew if necessary (when I did this, my handbrake suddenly dramatically improved). Refit and adjust the shoes following the traditional method rather than that in the manual (which is less than satisfactory). Simon
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12th March 2021, 08:15 | #3 |
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Sorry to hear of your problem Paul, and you will be aware of how difficult this can be to solve if you need help. I am sure someone will be able to answer your original question to advise you. Perhaps temporarily you could leave it in gear.
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Ensure you back off the adjuster in the drum/disc housing before removal or you may rip the shoe retainer pins out from the backplate trying to force the drum/disc off.
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12th March 2021, 08:18 | #5 |
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I’m 60 miles north of you, bear in mind you may need discs, shoes, fitting kit and backplates if it’s worst case scenario, hopefully it would just need an adjustment!
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MG Rover fitted TRW handbrake shoes and after market don't have the correct coefficient of friction so your car is likely to roll away down the hill with the handbrake applied ! I tried to fix my poor handbrake for years having to adjust them tight to scrape through the MOT . TRW shoes fitted as recommended by Jules and with a modified compensator the handbrake nearly puts my nose through the windscreen !
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12th March 2021, 18:16 | #8 |
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Paul isn't in the best of health and if anyone can help him it will be a good deed done, if he was still up here I would have gone over to Liverpool to bail him out.
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13th March 2021, 00:58 | #9 |
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Ty Saga for saying that still having health problems but getting there
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Paul Looking at the posts , Trikey has tendered you an invitation and at 60 miles up the road from you I would send him a PM as I'm sure he will sort your handbrake Without a strip down it is impossible to diagnose the cause but with the age of all the cars, it can be any thing from unbonded linings ,seized cables to rotten backplates . Also aged linings can be hard and glazed and aren’t as efficient Obviously the compensator issue is well documented. Hopefully will just need a good service As for setting up on completion, like every drum brake set up ,you adjust the individual brake first ,then the cables to the lever . Steve Last edited by TourerSteve; 13th March 2021 at 06:56.. |
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