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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:49 pm |
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 161
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Location: Leeds
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Hey guys,
My handbrake needs tightening up badly (10 -12 clicks atm) and i havnt got a clue how to do it!! Would anyone be able to come a do it for me and ill pay (obviously!). Its a 1999 1.4 8v. Cheers guys. Joni!
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:51 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 5575
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Location: Moscow
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Have a look in the how-to section... Author is Gaz-RG.
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:09 pm |
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Joined: Jan 26, 2011 Posts: 67
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Location: crawley
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Lift your handbrake gaiter up and there will be a small nut turn it clockwise 
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Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 4:42 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 973
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Location: Bournemouth/Cardiff
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tomd0801754 wrote: |
Have a look in the how-to section... Author is Gaz-RG. |
Fame at last
Yep it's a very easy job to do. If I could do it, anyone could 
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 5:18 am |
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 161
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Location: Leeds
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ok guys ill have a go, is it just really lifting the handbrake up to 4/5 clicks then tightening the bolt? sounds easy enough!
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 7:18 am |
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Joined: Nov 27, 2010 Posts: 11520
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Location: What's it to you? ? ?
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You need to make sure the rear brakes are working & adjusted correctly before you adjust the handbrake cable.
In normal use & if the brakes are looked after the handbrake cable should hardly ever need to be adjusted.
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Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:17 am |
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Joined: Jan 26, 2011 Posts: 67
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Location: crawley
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jonny_fulton03 wrote: |
ok guys ill have a go, is it just really lifting the handbrake up to 4/5 clicks then tightening the bolt? sounds easy enough! |
yep 
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