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 Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:12 am |
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Joined: May 29, 2010
Posts: 126
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Location: Lancashire
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I'm wanting to change my boring black-buttoned handbrake to the silver buttoned one. I did this on my last 206 but several days after I did it the rear brake drums or shoes (can't remember) seized up costing me around £100 to have them fixed.
If I remember correctly, I changed the handbrake on my old 206 on my driveway which is slightly sloped, so to stop the car rolling I put it in reverse gear.
I'm not 100% sure whether the way I changed the handbrake caused the rear brakes to seize up, but I don't want a repeat, so what precaution should I be taking before I do it this time, i.e. is it essential to do it on level ground (so I don't have to put it in reverse or first to stop it rolling) or even jack up the rear as the Haynes manual suggests?
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Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:20 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Raunds, Northamptonshire
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i done it with no problems, leaving it in gear wont harm it, just make sure you dont tighten it up too tight so the brakes are not binding. but tight enough to be working tho of course 
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Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:31 am |
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Joined: May 29, 2010
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Location: Lancashire
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Aye, I get you, just seemed a coincidence that the rear brakes went just after I'd changed the handbrake.
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Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 3:14 pm |
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| SteDuval1985 wrote: |
| Aye, I get you, just seemed a coincidence that the rear brakes went just after I'd changed the handbrake. |
Most likely adjusted the cables up to tight 
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