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Parking Brake And The Wrong Springs
Created on 2008-10-18 16:03:21
Pulled a rear wheel to see 'what's-what' with the hand brake.
Basically I can't get enough adjustment on the hand brake lever and the lever is all the way up before it holds the car.
I was lead to believe that this is caused when the drums are machined - but I'm not so sure.
The PO dealt with the situation by removing the anti-rattle spring, allowing more movement on the adjusting nut. I replaced the spring because it should be there but I believe the cables are stretched so as an interim 'fix', I did what he did and removed the spring.
While I was at the rear brake, however, I noticed that the spring holding the hand brake levers on each wheel, were fouling the rubbers on the wheel cylinders. If left, I believe they would have worn through.
The springs were a solid coil and should have been a two coil arrangement separated by a straight section where it passes over the wheel cylinder.
After some discussion on the forum, I decided to have a go at coiling my own.
After a few trials, I think I got a successful result.
The one shown above was one of the first I made. With practice I got better at it and the two that went on, I believe were better than that.
I think I'm ready for Rego. :)
Basically I can't get enough adjustment on the hand brake lever and the lever is all the way up before it holds the car.
I was lead to believe that this is caused when the drums are machined - but I'm not so sure.
The PO dealt with the situation by removing the anti-rattle spring, allowing more movement on the adjusting nut. I replaced the spring because it should be there but I believe the cables are stretched so as an interim 'fix', I did what he did and removed the spring.
While I was at the rear brake, however, I noticed that the spring holding the hand brake levers on each wheel, were fouling the rubbers on the wheel cylinders. If left, I believe they would have worn through.
The springs were a solid coil and should have been a two coil arrangement separated by a straight section where it passes over the wheel cylinder.
After some discussion on the forum, I decided to have a go at coiling my own.
After a few trials, I think I got a successful result.
The one shown above was one of the first I made. With practice I got better at it and the two that went on, I believe were better than that.
I think I'm ready for Rego. :)
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| First Run On The Streets. | 2008-08-27 | 6 | Not legal yet but, went for our first decent drive tonight. Went up the road did a 3 point turn and came back. Checked around the car a bit, checked the tyre pressures and put Davi... | |
| Catch Up And Engine Disaster. | 2008-08-16 | List of things done: Headlight buckets cleaned and painted. Headlights attached, connected and working. Front parkers and indicator lights on and working. | ||
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