Deadly5
Wednesday 17th April 2013, 12:11
Hi,
Need to either replace or adjust my handbrake (cable /shoes), unfortunately i jumped out of my car for a sec left it in neutral with the handbrake on (i know i should of put it in park!) and the handbrake failed and it rolled about 10 yrds into the back of a truck (ouch!) luckily only dented the bonnet as it wedged under the rear tailgate (no broken lights or bumper) have managed to find a bonnet from my local volvo specialist brakers yard in the same colour black for £60, result not as expensive as i thought it would be. But now need to tackle why the handbrake doesn't work, i have tried adjusting from the handbrake end and all though it is tighter will still not hold the car, i think it is still attached to the rear shoes as when i pull it up i can hear a clunk in the rear discs hub.
so questions i need answering are:
1) how to i remove the disc to check the handbrake shoes.
2) how do i replace the cable (had a look underneath and can't see where it comes through from the inside)
3) is there any other adjustment i can do, or do i need to replace the shoes and cable.
Need to either replace or adjust my handbrake (cable /shoes), unfortunately i jumped out of my car for a sec left it in neutral with the handbrake on (i know i should of put it in park!) and the handbrake failed and it rolled about 10 yrds into the back of a truck (ouch!) luckily only dented the bonnet as it wedged under the rear tailgate (no broken lights or bumper) have managed to find a bonnet from my local volvo specialist brakers yard in the same colour black for £60, result not as expensive as i thought it would be. But now need to tackle why the handbrake doesn't work, i have tried adjusting from the handbrake end and all though it is tighter will still not hold the car, i think it is still attached to the rear shoes as when i pull it up i can hear a clunk in the rear discs hub.
so questions i need answering are:
1) how to i remove the disc to check the handbrake shoes.
2) how do i replace the cable (had a look underneath and can't see where it comes through from the inside)
3) is there any other adjustment i can do, or do i need to replace the shoes and cable.