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Handbrake Tightening Help,Anyone??
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#1: Handbrake Tightening Help,Anyone?? Author: jonny_fulton03, Location: Leeds PostPosted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:49 pm
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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!
#2: Re: Handbrake Tightening Help,Anyone?? Author: tomd0801754, Location: Moscow PostPosted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:51 pm
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Have a look in the how-to section... Author is Gaz-RG.
#3: Re: Handbrake Tightening Help,Anyone?? Author: ersturbo, Location: crawley PostPosted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:09 pm
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Lift your handbrake gaiter up and there will be a small nut turn it clockwise Wink
#4: Re: Handbrake Tightening Help,Anyone?? Author: GazRG, Location: Bournemouth/Cardiff PostPosted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 4:42 pm
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tomd0801754 wrote:
Have a look in the how-to section... Author is Gaz-RG.

Fame at last Laughing

Yep it's a very easy job to do. If I could do it, anyone could Very Happy
#5: Re: Handbrake Tightening Help,Anyone?? Author: jonny_fulton03, Location: Leeds PostPosted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 5:18 am
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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!
#6: Re: Handbrake Tightening Help,Anyone?? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ? PostPosted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 7:18 am
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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.
#7: Re: Handbrake Tightening Help,Anyone?? Author: ersturbo, Location: crawley PostPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:17 am
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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 Smile
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