Handbrake

[stuartadair]

Dreaded MOT on Saturday and I just want to tweak the handbrake cable up. Where is the adjustment ?

Stu

[MrMPuk]

What's wrong with your handbrake cable?

[stuartadair]

Just a bit more play in it than I would like

[tr1cky]

I adjusted my handbrake the other day using the treaded bar about halfway under the van, although it made little difference to the handbrake actually stopping the van...

I found a slightly more time consuming but far more efficient way was to strip and clean both rear drums and freeing up the adjusters in there did the trick (I then had to back off the handbrake adjustment I'd just done)

Hope thats of some help

[stuartadair]

Thanks. My Father-in-Law reckons its just me being paranoid so we'll see what Mr MOT says tomorrow

Stu

[transitexpress]

Hi Stuart,
If you clean up and manually adjust the rear footbrake the handbrake will automatically improve the turnbuckle adjuster is only for setting up when fitting a new cable or tensioning a stretched one which is rare.
Gary.

[lars199]

I adjusted my handbrake the other day using the treaded bar about halfway under the van, although it made little difference to the handbrake actually stopping the van...

I found a slightly more time consuming but far more efficient way was to strip and clean both rear drums and freeing up the adjusters in there did the trick (I then had to back off the handbrake adjustment I'd just done)

Hope thats of some help

hi i'm trying to adjust my handbrakes but can't find the adjusters between the brake-shoes in the drums of my mk2, am i so blind or is there a special trick to adjust this?

grtz