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Scraping sound from handbrake
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wortus
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I had al ook at installing this kit. Mine don't scrape though and as the brake shoes needed to be removed and drilled I didn't bother. If you buy new shoes as well they should now come witht the holes in them already. I'll probably fif the kit if and when the shoes need to be replaced.
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Is it common on all early vy's? Mine does not make the scraping sound but then again I've never taked the hand break and rear hub apart..
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I recently replaced rotors and pads all around on my VTII gen III. Then the handbrake scrape started. So I have fitted the Hand Brake Scrape Kit; Intermittent scraping noises may be heard from the rear of the car while driving. The noise may appear to go away after re-applying hand brake lever. The front lining of the hand brake shoe may contact the inner drum of the rear disc without the hand brake being applied. In mid 2004, a spring was added into production to centralise the park brake shoe in the drum, and reduce the chance of contact when the hand brake is not applied.
Now I still get the scrape! The drivers side wheel doesn't seem to be scrapping anymore (even though I think I installed the spring incorrectly) but the passenger side has been annoying the #### out of me. So I took it all apart and checked everythiing, did a clean and regrease etc, bearing feels solid, rotor guard is straight, nothing fowls when I turn the tyre by hand... but still I am accompanied by the shwoosh shwoosh shwoosh on my travels... Mostly during and for a short time after cornering...
Any ideas? Surely it gets better than this?
Could the Holden instructions listed above be wrong? i.e. is the spring meant to be installed on the other side and pull in the opposite directin?
Please help me fix this before my blue oval friends hear it! Thanks in advance!
Now I still get the scrape! The drivers side wheel doesn't seem to be scrapping anymore (even though I think I installed the spring incorrectly) but the passenger side has been annoying the #### out of me. So I took it all apart and checked everythiing, did a clean and regrease etc, bearing feels solid, rotor guard is straight, nothing fowls when I turn the tyre by hand... but still I am accompanied by the shwoosh shwoosh shwoosh on my travels... Mostly during and for a short time after cornering...
Any ideas? Surely it gets better than this? Could the Holden instructions listed above be wrong? i.e. is the spring meant to be installed on the other side and pull in the opposite directin?
Please help me fix this before my blue oval friends hear it! Thanks in advance!
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Craig Facey
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UPDATE after about 500kms the brakes bedded in and there is barely any noise!