- 1. Handbrake mystery (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <deandashwood_list@yahoo.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 21:20:01 +0100
- I'm hoping someone out there can help me with a little handbrake problem I've got. First of all, some background: the handbrake on my car, although not brilliant, has worked fine for quite some time
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- 2. RE: Handbrake mystery (score: 1)
- Author: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 15:40:53 -0500
- Did you check your brake pads ? There is enough wear from a good set to a worn out set to make the adjustment of the handbrake move an inch. Also recheck the adjusters for the cable on each rear whe
- /html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00281.html (7,269 bytes)
- 3. RE: Handbrake mystery (score: 1)
- Author: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 16:07:12 -0700 (PDT)
- Although you wouldn't expect that normal brake shoe wear would cause this, the loss of the lining itself on one shoe might account for it. Another possibility is the brake operating lever that operat
- /html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00283.html (8,123 bytes)
- 4. Re: Handbrake mystery (score: 1)
- Author: Dan Canaan <flinters@picarefy.com>
- Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 19:58:01 -0700
- Sudden change in the amount of free play with the parking brake cable. Hmm. The parking brake is made of a single overcenter handle, an adjustable cable, an equalizer/shoe, a single cable for both si
- /html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00286.html (8,550 bytes)
- 5. Re: Handbrake mystery (score: 1)
- Author: "Dean Dashwood" <deandashwood_list@yahoo.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 21:47:53 +0100
- Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. It turned out that the handbrake cable was not attached to the brake cylinder on the right hand side - the pin which holds the cable in place had come away.
- /html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00471.html (8,115 bytes)
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