Possible Cure for Dodgy Handbrake..

[Arctic]

Originally Posted by TimWD

Just done the compensator mod with the shackle this weekend. Removed front seats and centre consul before pulling carpet forward to just expose the cover plate. The hardest part was attempting to remove the gear knob as part of the consul removal process. Could not get the gear knob off but found that lifting the leather gaiter and plate the consul can be lifted clear by twisting the gaiter and plate. With seats etc out good opportunity to hoover normally inaccessable parts. Handbrake now perfect on 2-3 clicks. Many thanks for the compensator shackle guide.

Hi Tim you dont have to take out the front seats the console will come out with out removing them me and carl fitted is on Saturday i have pics which i will upload in near future Arctic.

[tcable]

Hi arctic, how much will this mod cost me if i can send you my compensator?

[Arctic]

Originally Posted by tcable

Hi arctic, how much will this mod cost me if i can send you my compensator?

Hi Tony it is £1.96 eitherway & £2.10 for the stainless steel shackle, £1.00 for electric and packing the modification taking apart your old compensator grinding down the shackle putting it back together so you have a compensator which will not stretch again now wait for it (Nowt) free so in total £7.02 by way of paypal as a gift, best i can do takes me 7-10 mins to modify it so if it came in post at 10.00am it will be back in the post to you same day at 10.20am i mean i do have to walk to the post office this is if you are sending me your old compensator first if not i can send a modified compensator out to you for £16.02 when you have fitted the modified comepsator you send your old one back to me and receive back £9.00 cheers Arctic.
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[tcable]

Sounds good to me arctic, i have just been to the scrap yard and aquired one off the only 75 they had, so i will send you that one and when i put it on my car i will post you the old one i remove from it

PM me your address and paypal account and i will get the wheels rolling

[Arctic]

Originally Posted by tcable

Sounds good to me arctic, i have just been to the scrap yard and aquired one off the only 75 they had, so i will send you that one and when i put it on my car i will post you the old one i remove from it

PM me your address and paypal account and i will get the wheels rolling

Hi Did you get my PM for the compensator. we have managed to get the fitting time down to 25 mins now with two people on your own it should take about 60 mins Arctic.

[T-Cut]

Have we a HowTo to get at the compensator the easy way?

TC

[suffolk boy]

the easy way is as follows take to a garage remove rubber bung in the transmission tunnnel and change it from underneath and no you do not need to remove the exhaust.you could do it on ramps but on a four post lift its a lot easier

[JeffD]

I thought you had to remove the heatshields before you can access the bung?

[suffolk boy]

not on mine the bung is further back from the shield this is on a tourer if the saloon is the same i dont no jack it up and have a look you can see it easily

[JeffD]

I'm going off the procedure in the official workshop manual.