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 Handbrake Adjustment
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ChammyChick
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Joined: 07 Sep 2005
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 3:24 pm

Help

My Phase 1 chammy has just failed it's MOT. My brother can do most of it but we're stuck with the handbrake. The fail sheet says that the handbrake efficiency is below 49%. Can someone point me in the direction onhow to fix this?

Ta
Rhian
schakal
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 3:41 pm

easy job
check the members projects section there is usefull info with pictures on there ,
look for "tungy chamade project by schakal" thats the best i came across so far Laughing
huwwatkins
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 3:53 pm

Different for drum brakes though innit?
schakal
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 3:59 pm

huwwatkins wrote:
Different for drum brakes though innit?


not perfectly sure how the drum works huw but there still is a cable to be pulled i believe

i was assuming its a 16v btw ,sorry if you got a non 16v
Chris H
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:17 am

49% isn't a failt, has to be below 25% effiecient.

Anyway dependign on drums or discs theres 2 ways. I done a tech article on changing rear pads which talks abotu the handbrake mechanism on the rear disc models.

if its drums get back to us and I will guide you through it.
huwwatkins
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 12:02 pm

Its drums.
Chris H
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 12:04 pm

is this your sister huw?
huwwatkins
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:24 pm

Chris H wrote:
is this your sister huw?


Yup
schakal
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:26 pm

Chris H wrote:

if its drums get back to us and I will guide you through it.



gentleman are not you ?? Laughing
schakal
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:30 pm

ChammyChick wrote:
Help

My Phase 1 chammy has just failed it's MOT. My brother can do most of it


yeah ,we know him Laughing
Chris H
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:38 pm

right I'll do it tomorrow
ChammyChick
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:54 pm

He's a star ain't he. Has spent his last 4 or 5 weekends working on this for me.

Car in question had been sat idle for nearly six months and we got it for nothing coz the guy couldn't be bothered.

Can u believe he stuck the nasty fake bonnet vents on UPSIDEDOWN. Huwbie spent most of last weekend sanding down the filler on the bonnet so i don't get laughed at while i'm driving it.

Anyway, any help would be appreciated. I ok at hoovering the inside but that's about as technical as i get.

Rhian
huwwatkins
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:24 pm

ChammyChick wrote:

Can u believe he stuck the nasty fake bonnet vents on UPSIDEDOWN.


Rhian


These would be the ones you wanted to keep? Wink

Bet I could sell em to schakal for a fiver Laughing
Chet T16
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:31 pm

Hey huwbie, you never mentioned your sister before Very Happy
Dan
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:00 am

yea he did as we all asked him if she was blonde, big boobed, andf/or a lesbian! and he never answered!
huwwatkins
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:47 am

Chet T16 wrote:
Hey huwbie, you never mentioned your sister before Very Happy


One woman not enough for you eh ? Wink
Chet T16
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:41 am

Hehee yeah, more than enough Wink

I was just curious Rolling Eyes
Neal
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 7:45 am

Regardless of Chet's situation, the rest of us want to know! Rolling Eyes Razz
schakal
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:48 am

huwwatkins wrote:
ChammyChick wrote:

Can u believe he stuck the nasty fake bonnet vents on UPSIDEDOWN.


Rhian


These would be the ones you wanted to keep? Wink

Bet I could sell em to schakal for a fiver Laughing


yeah and you would buy them back from me on ebay for £50 as customised

Laughing
astrojon007
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:55 am

Quote:
Regardless of Chet's situation, the rest of us want to know!


Agreed!
Chris H
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:09 am

what was the footbrake reading?

If the footbrake reading was ok then it may eithe rbe a frayed cable or a siezed pivot.

Anyway the drum has to come off. Yopu will then see the shoes and self adjusters, remove the shoes, the handbrake pivot on the rear shoe, see how easy it is to pivot, it shoudl be free, if stiff work wd-40 into it then when its free smear copper grease all over it.

The self adjusters will more than likely be siezed. You need to free these off, take care not to damage the teeth on the adjuster wheel. unscrew the wheel and clean the threads on the self adjuster, lightly oil them then work the wheel up and down.

Do this both sides.

adjust the shoes manually until the drum just goes on. then when the drums on press the footbrake lots.

Then try the handbrake, it should feel pretty good.

if the cables are knackered then you have to replace them which is pretty easy.
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