Ade Ray Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 Hi All My handbrake has gone very slack and last night I was trying to work out how to adjust the tension in the cable. Both ends of the cable seem to have permanent brass fixings on. Couls someone please point me in the right direction. Thanks Ade biggrin.gif Make the world a better place, hug an estate agent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Sewell Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 The two ends are connected via a bar and cable and attached to the chassis via a rubber strap (high tech?). Both the cable and the bar have adjusters relative to the rubber strap so that you can tighten the overall length of the bar and shorten the cable. The aim is to get a small amount of slack in the cable so that the handbarke does not catch slightly as the axle bobs up and down, but not so slack that you can't put the handbrake on for the MOT test and finally that the rubber strap is not being pulled either way when the brake is off. Cheers, Graham Low tech luddite - xflow and proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ade Ray Posted June 11, 2002 Author Share Posted June 11, 2002 Hi Graham Many thanks for the info. An evening under the car beckons! many thanks Ade smile.gif Make the world a better place, hug an estate agent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 Talking handbrakes.Does anyone know of a conversion to mount the handbrake lever on the side of the transmission tunnel...I have a Vauxhall live axle Classic with the level under the dash. It would be a useful move for the odd autotest in the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Sewell Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 I have seen tunnel mounted hydraulic brakes in the past - especially ones that lock if you press the button (if you know what I mean)... Low tech luddite - xflow and proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 any idea of whats invovled, or if there's a cable type? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Sewell Posted June 12, 2002 Share Posted June 12, 2002 Sorry, I don't know what was involved, but I think there was an article in Low Flying many years (>4 years) ago. Maybe someone else has got their old copies? Cheers, Graham Low tech luddite - xflow and proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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