Handbrake

[Hugo92]

well my hand brake is pretty ####ed. it doesnt engage when u lift the lever and even when u pull it up as hard as u can. i have just been lifting it over and over untill it does engage. also the button on the lever doesnt pop back out what is causing this problem and do i fix just by adjusting ????

 

[tezza]

You need to undo the adjusting nuts underneath so the handbrake cable is loose, then jack up the rear and pull the wheels and discs off to see if the brake shoes need replacing or not.

If they still have some meat on them, adjust the star wheel so they just bind when the disc is put back on and the wheel rotating. Put the wheels back on and adjust the nuts underneath the car so the handbrake engages with about 6-7 clicks.

 

[godatfourdigital]

if you remove the rear disc, before they go back on, rough up the handbreak shoe contact surface with sand paper, they build up a glaze and regardless of how much adjusting they will not work.

 

[deanos70]

mate i had the same problem with the button, theres also a spring behind it

i just bought a new handle grip and button, it fixed the problem

just one of theses in the link below
HANDBRAKE GRIP button VC VH VL VN VR VS VP VR VS CALAIS (eBay item 120644190994 end time 07-Dec-10 23:39:23 AEDST) : Cars, Bikes, Boats

 

[Hugo92]

allright awesome thanks guys i will get to it as soon as i can