m.o.t fail

[peterg60]

hi all my car failed on m.o.t on the following

parking brake has excessive play in pivot and may disengage


nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort


is this a case of just adjusting the handbrake from underneath car or is there more to it to get the nearside rear parking brake working as it should do?

also the excessive play in pivot do i just tighten the bolts?

cheers

[mattg]

Yes try and tighten the bolt on the handbrake cus mine was near enough out when i got my car, and yes try and tighten the cable on the adjuster but you will have to jack the car up and its under one of the heatshields near to where the hanbrake is.

[peterg60]

so i put car on axle stands on rear do i leave handbrake up or down when tightining the adjuster

[mattg]

so i put car on axle stands on rear do i leave handbrake up or down when tightining the adjuster

Chock the front wheels, put it in first, release the handbrake, jack up the rear and then undo the nuts on the heatshield and you'll see the adjuster, yes the handbrake needs to be off and then slacken the adjuster nut so the cable is loose, then get in the car and pull the handbrake upto the fourth notch, go back underneath and retighten the adjuster nut and check for movement in rear wheels.

Think thats it covered;)

[peterg60]

thanks will do it later on let u know how i get on

[mattg]

thanks will do it later on let u know how i get on

No worries, i think sometimes the centre section can be in the way of the heatshield nuts but you'll see when under there, good luck, hope thats all it needs :y:

[peterg60]

ok today i changed my hand brake cable on passenger side and it still wont work only driver side is working

the side when the cable attaches to caliper it seems the hook you put it into only moves slighly on the other side the hook moves well but on other side it only moves slightly when pulling the handbrake up do i need a new caliper or can it be repaired cheers

[peterg60]

can any one help on this as got a re-check mot friday cheers

[peterg60]

just looked at the calpair the mechanism where the handbrake cable looks seized can this be repaired shall i take the cover of and clean it how can i tell if the spring is a gonna