LSmith Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 right mate said he would adjust my handbrake for me whilst i made him a brew so i did. he was tightening it via the 10ml nut at the handbrake but in doing so he has messed it up as he obvs pushed it too far and now it sits sky high. any idea on whats broke ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie74 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 your mates understanding of mechanics,, you need to adjust handbreaks at the hubs,, the adjuster in the car is for the final tweak,, not full adjustment,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSmith Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 yeah i told him its not the handbrake its himhow do i adjust it at the hubs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo81 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 (edited) Have you got rear drums? Remove your wheel, and the bolt holding the drum on. Make sure the handbrake is down. You cable should be there as far as I know! Make sure the cable hasnt jumped out of its guide to the handbrake. Well, thats how it is on a Corsa anyway! lol. Edited March 12, 2009 by Bravo81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSmith Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 wheel off how to i remove the bolt holding drum on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex g Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 (edited) you need the big socket, not sure on size though. with the escort there will be 2 bracket looking things, one either side of the inner drum, chances are they will be right up against the edge, grab 2 flat head screw drivers, 1 for either side, put between the drum housing and (shoe?) brackety thing, youre aiming to move the (shoe) thing inwards a bit (not a massive amount) on both sides of the drum, need to do the same thing on the other side. sorry for my crap explanation, only i know how to do it phsyically, not so good at describing it. lol. /'''''''''\l(......)l \____/ << try to imagine thats your hub, the ( ) are what youre adjusting inwardly ok, now im reading it and thinking... "is it outwards your supposed to move them?" better wait for someone to correct me dude, my brain hasnt woken up yet Edited March 12, 2009 by alex g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie74 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 (edited) firstly i think its an automatic adjuster,,if you dont have a haynes manual id recommend just nipping it down to a fast fit center,, its a couple of mins job,, but damn hard to explain,,, lots of twist the thingy behind that ojamaflip,, also i dont think you actually need to go inside the drum,, depends on your model/yr if your fast fits are like mine,, simon is a sound guy and will let me watch and explain so i can do it myself next time,, but then he also accepts cases of beer as payment ) Edited March 12, 2009 by charlie74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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