Originally Posted by James_Death (Post 760384)

Was £10 delivery on the handbrake...and that was at the price it has been for a good while of £25.

Well i said i had adjusted the handbrake at the wheels for some drag at two notches on the handbrake but once the wheels were on it moves more easily.

On the way for the test i was on a steep hill and had to pull up the hand brake more... went in and luckily the MOT bloke is a fellow biker and good bloke told me hand brake was up from the previouse 9% to 50% but not good enough but told me to go back and adjust them, this time i did them tighter at the two clicks on the handbrake and when handbrake off they spun freely still.

Went back and was fine i didnt do the 3 clicks i simply yanked it on and some testers test themselves and some let you apply it, i think i was at 4 clicks 5 max i know they were solid by hand on 3 clicks with the wheels off.
4 clicks solid by hand with the wheels on.

So dont know if there are still some issues this time it has to be the rear cables if anything.
Talking to the mechanic he says all cables eventually stretch he still even gets them coming in with knots tied in them.

But mine is working fine now...:D

Originally Posted by chrissyboy (Post 760667)

dont understand the click bit on the hand brake test ,as you press the button in and pull up till the car is kicked back out of the rolling road then the measurements are stored

Originally Posted by HarryM1BYT (Post 760501)

I think you are falling into the trap of still leaving too much play. All you need is the shoes barely clearing the drum, or just barely touching, so it is already being applied at the first click. Two should hold it on most slopes and at three the tyres will leave rubber on the road if you tried to drag it.

The higher the point at which the handbraks starts to work, the less effective it is simply because the amount of leverage your arm can produce falls dramatically as the angle worsens.

If you can easily push the car on a smooth flat surface with the handbrake in the off position, it is not dragging. I'll bet you can still push yours at two clicks?

Get it set so it is fully applied at three clicks and the handbrake is brilliant, as good as they get.

Originally Posted by James_Death (Post 760725)

Thanks for that ill have to measure how long the shaft is but dont really want to go over the 25mm especially the mess it was before spinning in the housing.

Ill try the push test at 2 clicks...

Yep can push it on 2 and even 3 clicks however i have rear clonks etc now that have appeared overnight...

Originally Posted by HarryM1BYT (Post 761082)

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If anyone has one of these bent item 4's on the Rimmers diagram, (the metal Y splitter) which they no longer need - rather than bin it, I will happily pay postage to get my hands on one. I'm just curious to see if I could modify it to make it a bit more robust.

Originally Posted by stocktake (Post 761299)

That won't be a problem harry ;) Unless somebody has one already I will sort that out when i have changed mine....

Originally Posted by HarryM1BYT (Post 761365)

Thanks Dave!

Is there an easy way to take a peek at this little beastie? I suppose I really ought to check mine for distortion.