Haddock Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Afternoon all,I am just coming to the latter stages of my 360 R build which I have greatly enjoyed ( the new manual which was published half way through helped !) At the moment I am having a deal of difficulty hooking the left hand handbrake cable over the hook of the left hand brake calliper. The right hand one was fine. I’d be v grateful for any ideas/ experiences as to how to resolve.I appreciate any suggestions . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Does the cable inner seem too short? Is yours an SV? If so, do you have the longer clevis (50P014A)?If you've already hooked up the cable to the clevis pulley, and attached that to the handbrake, you could try disconnecting the clevis and then trying again to fit the cable to the calliper hook.ETA: Have you slackened off the adjuster as far as possible?JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim 123 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Adjuster fully loosened and correctly seated, handbrake fully down with no tunnel cover fitted, and no ties securing the cable outers to the diff housing or chassis? With the rh side engaged try with a pair of mole grips to get a little more purchase for the LH cable inner after it curves around the pulley behind the handbrake, then do the same by pulling on the end of the cable inner on the lh side. Locate the lh cable inner on the disc assembly first and then the hook outer cable into position. Mine was a tight initial fit from memory. You might need a mole to grip the cable outer at the last stage, making sure you don't deform the outer cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 With the adjuster fully slackened, it should be relatively easy if you have the right parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haddock Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 Hi John and Jim Thanks for such helpful response and so quick helps so much when you hit what appears to be a dead end Its an S3 so I’m ok on the clevis , no cable ties and handbrake fully down with no tunnel fitted. I’ll recheck the adjuster then try the other suggestions and report back. Best John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim 123 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 How many extra m.m. do you think you need to get everything in place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haddock Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 Very little probably about 2 to 3 mm I think it’s close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Kay Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Have you spotted the recent advice about the correct sequence of bleeding the brakes and adjusting the handbrake?Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim 123 Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 John, if you are unsuccessful with the adjuster I'm sure we can come up with some alternatives to gain a a couple of mil that won't take much time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haddock Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 Thanks will look into new advice and come back and report progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haddock Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 Thanks all. Just got out of the garage and cable secured. Interesting when you hit a brick wall getting over it is greatly helped by advice. Cheers again ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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