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My handbrake has gone all floppy! 13 years 11 months ago #12995
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Oo-er. :skeptical:
So yeah, my handbrake is all floppy now but only in the disengaged position. So it keeps setting the light off but it doesn't engage the brakes or anything. It'll just flop back up and wobble around a bit annoyingly and make the light on the dash flash on and off.
Couldn't be the cable as it works just fine in the engaged position, so have I just loosened the stick somehow with all my fiddling around?
I should note it's solid as a rock when upright and engaged.
So yeah, my handbrake is all floppy now but only in the disengaged position. So it keeps setting the light off but it doesn't engage the brakes or anything. It'll just flop back up and wobble around a bit annoyingly and make the light on the dash flash on and off.
Couldn't be the cable as it works just fine in the engaged position, so have I just loosened the stick somehow with all my fiddling around?
I should note it's solid as a rock when upright and engaged.
My handbrake has gone all floppy! 13 years 11 months ago #12998
My handbrake has gone all floppy! 13 years 11 months ago #13001
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- talkingcars
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Mines like that too 
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My handbrake has gone all floppy! 13 years 11 months ago #13014
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Could be a couple of things, first check that the rear calipers are not seized. Other possibility is that the cable has stretched, if it has, its an easy fix. take the bottom out of the arm rest and there is a cable adjuster just underneath, a quarter or half turn adjustment is usually enough.Oo-er. :skeptical:
So yeah, my handbrake is all floppy now but only in the disengaged position. So it keeps setting the light off but it doesn't engage the brakes or anything. It'll just flop back up and wobble around a bit annoyingly and make the light on the dash flash on and off.
Couldn't be the cable as it works just fine in the engaged position, so have I just loosened the stick somehow with all my fiddling around?
I should note it's solid as a rock when upright and engaged.
Chris
My handbrake has gone all floppy! 13 years 11 months ago #13016
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- David Aiketgate
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Could be a couple of things, first check that the rear calipers are not seized. Other possibility is that the cable has stretched, if it has, its an easy fix. take the bottom out of the arm rest and there is a cable adjuster just underneath, a quarter or half turn adjustment is usually enough.
Chris
Chris is spot on.
Check the brake levers on the rear calipers are moving freely, before adjusting the cable. Adjust the cable so that the levers are not pulled from their stops more than 2mm, otherwise you will have the brakes dragging.
I have a couple of how-tos regarding handbrake/rear calipers that might help also.:bye:
David
My handbrake has gone all floppy! 13 years 11 months ago #13046
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