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Last Updated:
Sunday September 30, 2007
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So you have a fronty B,
and the handbrake cable needs adjusting..(submitted
by Miff).
First you need a trolley jack, two axle stands, four
wheel chocs
and some flat solid ground to work on.
Inside the car, empty out your centre console and remove
the two
screws at the bottom, then lift off the centre console
over the
handbrake lever, there may be two clips at the front
edge, mine
had been broken off, so the front had screws in it.
Place the wheel chocs in front and behind the front
wheels.
Jack up the rear axle and then support the rear axle
with the
axle stands, so that the rear wheels are just off the
ground and can
be rotated. Lower the axle onto the stands.
Then at the rear wheels, with the handbrake off, remove
the
small rubber plug at the bottom of the wheel, through
the small hole
you can use a screw driver to rotate the adjuster wheel.
Rotate it downwards until the wheel just starts to rub
on the
brakes, then rotate it upwards until the wheel turns
freely.
Do the same for the other wheel.
Refit both rubber plugs.
Now back inside the car, pull the handbrake lever up 5
clicks,
then undo the locking nut and turn the adjuster nut
until you can't
turn the rear wheels.
Tighten up the locking nut, check that with handbrake
off the
wheels still turn freely. Refit the centre console. Pull
handbrake on.
Jack up the rear axle to remove the axel stands.
Lower the car slowly, remove the front wheel chocs.
Put tools away, and you are done, now when you put the
handbrake
on, your fronty wont move on a steep hill and it will
pass the MOT
too.
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