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Rear hand break

Postby pestguard1 » Fri Feb 24, 2017 4:34 pm

I have had a new hand break cable fitted , new discs, and new break pads ,(all by garage ) yet hand break is not holding firm , van still moves with hand break on full ................any suggestions as to the problem....its a connect 2009
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Re: Rear hand break

Postby g-man » Fri Feb 24, 2017 6:12 pm

go and do some heavy braking ,see if they bed in, if not take it back
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Re: Rear hand break

Postby ABA » Fri Feb 24, 2017 7:36 pm

when you pull on the hand brake how many clicks are there dose it go from down to all the way up right to the top if yes hand brake cable need adjusting
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Re: Rear hand break

Postby pestguard1 » Mon Feb 27, 2017 10:51 am

heavy breaking wont help rear hand break .......................Hand break lever comes up 5 clicks , pads are bedded in , but still not holding firm.......van has been back to garage twice for same thing , bloody garage is useless
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Re: Rear hand break

Postby ABA » Mon Feb 27, 2017 1:18 pm

heavy braking may work with shoes wont work with pads got to be at the brake pad end
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Re: Rear hand break

Postby ABA » Mon Feb 27, 2017 2:56 pm

check your brake discs are they solid or are they honeycombed
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Re: Rear hand break

Postby pestguard1 » Sun Mar 05, 2017 1:53 pm

found the problem , caliper was cased , so replaced both calipers
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Re: Rear hand break

Postby pestguard1 » Sun Mar 05, 2017 1:54 pm

replaced both rear calipers , now pad pins do not locate on the new caliper
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