excessive hand brake travel

[kingersman]

okay so just got a new wof and the guy said i'm starting to get bit of travel on my hand brake. Would this be a hand brake cable stretched out or is something in need of tightening?

[funkytown]

inside of the rear hubs you can wind the little bezel up, (make sure hand brake isnt on). do equal revolutions on both sides a few at at time and test the handbrake. Ideally a picture is best to explain where this is, but it has a gromet over the hole on the inside face of the hub. The little bezel is bronze coloured and has thick lugs on it. one way to tighten the other to loosen

its a 1/2h job max and will make your h/b as tight as new

shoes usually just getting worn or some cable stretch id guess.

[kingersman]

doesn't really seem stretched so maybe the shoes??

the hand brake is pretty much like a drum setup??

[funkytown]

correct handbrake is drum, and it would take some epic forgetting the hand brake and driving round on it to wear it out...

just put it somewhere flat and have a look for the bezels (little windy things) as described... you will get it noice and toight again promise

if i CBF il try get your a picture coz its piss easy to adjust once you know where the thingy's are.

[Joker]

drum on disc brakes? (or disk)

yup pix way better - and IIRC isnt there an "in-cabin" method?

[kingersman]

yeah shhhwwweeet azzz, just get me a picture so I have a good idea

[funkytown]

 kingersman said:

yeah shhhwwweeet azzz, just get me a picture so I have a good idea

go have a look yourself anyway.. you will find it.

its horizontally mounted, and its a barrel shaped thing with lugs on it (is how you wind it up or down) and iirc its bronze in colour. The hole to get to it is behind the axle so its easiest to get at from the rear.

Youl need a small flat blade or similar screwdriver to wind it.. its quite stiff.

Pic tomorrow.

[Guest boostcut]

 JoKer said:

drum on disc brakes? (or disk)

yup pix way better - and IIRC isnt there an "in-cabin" method?

no no no no.

de-adjust the handbrake cable inside the car with a 10mm socket.

adjust the clickers in the shoes until it drags and back off slightly

re-adjust cable in car to a good height.

this is the correct way to adjust any handbrake

[kingersman]

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[quote name='JoKer said:

drum on disc brakes? (or disk)

yup pix way better - and IIRC isnt there an "in-cabin" method?

/quote]

no no no no.

de-adjust the handbrake cable inside the car with a 10mm socket.

adjust the clickers in the shoes until it drags and back off slightly

re-adjust cable in car to a good height.

this is the correct way to adjust any handbrake

sorry what???

[Guest boostcut]

what dont you understand about that sentence? you adjust the "adjustment" to spread the shoes onto the drum, to minimize travel. with a flat blade screwdriver.

[kingersman]

just the terms you used lol but now i understand ahaha

[Guest boostcut]

oh sorry buddy. should have thought about what i was saying

[Guest]

I think we need a step by step DIY thread covering this in detail. I'm still confused after reading that ???

[pl0x]

 JoKer said:

drum on disc brakes? (or disk)

yup pix way better - and IIRC isnt there an "in-cabin" method?

haha didn't even know there was a different way... good thing that i've never had to adjust one on a car worth more than $500

[Guest boostin]

We always set the drum adjuster to full tight so you can't turn the wheel, then back it off 5 clicks/notches. Then adjust any excess travel from the inside with the adjuster nut on the handbrake lever. The lever should travel 3 - 5 clicks max when you're done.

[kingersman]

sweet will give this a go on friday after work

will do a DIY thread if no one else has done it already

[Guest]

 kingersman said:

sweet will give this a go on friday after work

will do a DIY thread if no one else has done it already

get pics bro

[kingersman]

yeah i will!!

not seen my diy spark plug??(its pro LOL)