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 Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 11:54 am |
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Joined: Jan 18, 2012
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Location: Tamworth
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missus birthday so take her to see her relatives
pull up apply handbrake BANG! handbrake cable snaps so only got left hand side holding the car now 
rush round the garages earliest can fit me in is monday and will cost £70 for both sides including labour
bad times car also gets cambelt and waterpump done tomorrow gonna be a hard month and only just started
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:07 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: England
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You don't need an handbrake anyway.
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:11 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Gloucester
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I'd have just left in gear for a while, not urgent!
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:19 pm |
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Joined: Jun 07, 2011
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Location: Woolsery, North Devon
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| 2Oh!6 wrote: |
| I'd have just left in gear for a while, not urgent! |
Likewise.
1st if you are pointing uphill
Reverse if you are pointing downhill
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:20 pm |
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Location: Tamworth
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lol cant risk it too many hills and cant trust the gears to hold it
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:34 pm |
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Joined: Feb 17, 2011
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Location: Wiltshire
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lol i had a dodgy handbrake and gears in my old car nd our dive is a hill lol
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:58 pm |
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It ain't gunna move when it's in gear.
Handbrake is only really needed if your brake pipes burst while your driving, and even then you could slow down using engine braking.
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:58 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
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use a brick, works better than handbrake
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:19 pm |
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Location: northallerton
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i didnt have a handbrake on mine for 6 month (same problem you had) got them fitted for about 10quid i think i supplied the cables tho
i always use both gears and handbrake
but for them 6months it was fine on gears
lee
you ever driven a car on just handbrake easier said then done lol
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:22 pm |
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Ask my mates, I rarely use the brakes 
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:23 pm |
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did that before, lost brake servo.
with only handbrake manage to drive from sheffield back to leeds
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:31 pm |
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Location: What's it to you? ? ?
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| Seabook wrote: |
| use a brick, works better than handbrake |
Brick + washing machine on spin cycle = 
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 3:03 pm |
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Joined: Jan 05, 2011
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Location: North Manchester
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| Lee wrote: |
| Ask my mates, I rarely use the brakes |
Yep I can vouch for speedy gonzales above claim.
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 3:06 pm |
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| Suicidalsoldi3r wrote: |
| Lee wrote: |
| Ask my mates, I rarely use the brakes |
Yep I can vouch for speedy gonzales above claim. |
Stop moaning 
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 3:08 pm |
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Joined: Jan 05, 2011
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Location: North Manchester
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| Lee wrote: |
| Suicidalsoldi3r wrote: |
| Lee wrote: |
| Ask my mates, I rarely use the brakes |
Yep I can vouch for speedy gonzales above claim. |
Stop moaning |
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