classicalgreen
Active Member
only just got through last MOT as handbrake is v poor and was borderline. having stripped both callipers ( dropped rear end ..bleeding heavy ) and rebuilt noting cam pins fitted correctly ( seems they are easy to flip over ) as new test is looming I have no doubt it will fail . handbrake is hard to apply and I wouldn't trust it in a small slope let alone a hill.
as its same unit used on Zephy mk4 ( I used to own one) I know these brakes ought to work decently well.
checked pins not seized so calipers swing freely. new pads. discs pretty decent. nothing untowards found. checked cable is only just slack slightly when handbrake is off. and both sides pull when applied . at a loss to where to seek the missing braking power . wondering if the handbrake assembly itself is at fault.
anybody has this issue? seems a shame to have it off road again ( and again ..and again) covered almost 300 miles since last MOT. would liked to double that this year.
as its same unit used on Zephy mk4 ( I used to own one) I know these brakes ought to work decently well.
checked pins not seized so calipers swing freely. new pads. discs pretty decent. nothing untowards found. checked cable is only just slack slightly when handbrake is off. and both sides pull when applied . at a loss to where to seek the missing braking power . wondering if the handbrake assembly itself is at fault.
anybody has this issue? seems a shame to have it off road again ( and again ..and again) covered almost 300 miles since last MOT. would liked to double that this year.