74westy
Member
I know, I can hear you all thinking "not again!!". But I have read all the posts and nowhere can I find the exact method of tightening or slackening the handbrake cable.
Backing the car up a bit. I have rebuilt both rear calipers (girling) new seals, orings etc. Both have been bench tested and work correctly. After refitting I adjusted the handbrake mechanism by hand operating the quadrants and sliding the outer pad. All is ok up to this point, both quadrants are resting against their stops.
My problem is now the handbrake mechanism and cable. When connected the right side quadrant does not rest on its stop! From this I deduce that the cable is now somehow too short?
Right fast forward to the top of the page, how do I exactly slacken off the handbrake cable? Do I adjust at the clevis under the handbrake lever? Or do I adjust at the cable outer sheath near the extension housing, hopefully here. If here when I slacken the two lock nuts do I move the outer sheath towards the front of the car, or to the rear, and retighten the nuts.
The cable feels quite tight and the handbrake lever rests fully down.
Many thanks for the replies which will come flooding in.
Cheers,
Craig
Ps. 1972 P6B NZ assembled. Almond with buckskin interior.
Backing the car up a bit. I have rebuilt both rear calipers (girling) new seals, orings etc. Both have been bench tested and work correctly. After refitting I adjusted the handbrake mechanism by hand operating the quadrants and sliding the outer pad. All is ok up to this point, both quadrants are resting against their stops.
My problem is now the handbrake mechanism and cable. When connected the right side quadrant does not rest on its stop! From this I deduce that the cable is now somehow too short?
Right fast forward to the top of the page, how do I exactly slacken off the handbrake cable? Do I adjust at the clevis under the handbrake lever? Or do I adjust at the cable outer sheath near the extension housing, hopefully here. If here when I slacken the two lock nuts do I move the outer sheath towards the front of the car, or to the rear, and retighten the nuts.
The cable feels quite tight and the handbrake lever rests fully down.
Many thanks for the replies which will come flooding in.
Cheers,
Craig
Ps. 1972 P6B NZ assembled. Almond with buckskin interior.