handbreak problem
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handbreak problem
as posted previously my 2 failed the mot on the hand break and i can not get it working properly.It is not working at all on the near side but other side works just fine?.Also the caliper on the near side is a new caliper?,which i replaced and the handbreak has not worked right since.I have tried the 180deg trick which people mention with the piston but i just cant seem to sort it? any ideas.
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Big G
Re: handbreak problem
Have you had the brake apart to see if the assembly is moving at all??
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Stretchermunkey
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Handbreak
hi mate, had this problem a month back, when you wind the pistons back into the caliper, you have to wind the caliper back first the forward by 180 degrees. I'm not mechanical and got peter at S-bits to sort it for me. I'm sure someone with more knowledge will post soon and explain properly, But I'm fairly sure it is something that can be sorted very easily.
I failed the mot on exactly the same thing. Hope you get it sorted.
Steve
I'm not mechanical and got peter at S-bits to sort it for me. I'm sure someone with more knowledge will post soon and explain properly, But I'm fairly sure it is something that can be sorted very easily. I failed the mot on exactly the same thing.
Hope you get it sorted.Steve
Re: handbreak problem
cheers for the reply, i have tried winding the piston all the way back in then out 180 several times now and it just does not seem to work. everything seems ok the mecanism seems free as i can move it by hand slightly. on looking at the cables though the nearsied cable is way slacker than the other side is there anyway to take up the slack each side seperately as i dont want to tighten the centre adjuster as the one side is tight and working ok.
could the cable of stretched! seems odd though for one side to stretch badly and not the other? the caliper did seaze on this side before i replaced it? could this have done it?
everything seems ok the mecanism seems free as i can move it by hand slightly. on looking at the cables though the nearsied cable is way slacker than the other side is there anyway to take up the slack each side seperately as i dont want to tighten the centre adjuster as the one side is tight and working ok.could the cable of stretched! seems odd though for one side to stretch badly and not the other? the caliper did seaze on this side before i replaced it? could this have done it?