*~HELP!~*

spannaanna · Post by **spannaanna** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 1:10 pm

GAAAAAAA
My handbrake cable just snapped!!!

My bro has just gone to buy another one
Dad n bro r gonna try n fix it by themselves, how do we do it cos they r not sure?
Please help everyone!

xxx

Aphex · Post by **Aphex** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 2:06 pm

basically the main handbrake cable runs in a line under the car to the rear torsion bar but stops there, there are two separate linkages which then run off the main cable.

its hard to describe but it would be sensible to invest in a haynes, couldnt live without mine.

spannaanna · Post by **spannaanna** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 2:11 pm

Hehe cheers mate

Yeah a few people hav told me to get one, so i will

Dad n my bro r just fixin it now, i think they have it in hand, with any luck

lol

xxx

spannaanna · Post by **spannaanna** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 3:04 pm

Yaaaaaaaaaaaay handbrake is all fixed now

hope ur all good
xxx

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 4:37 pm

make sure you have a good look at the drums and things while you're down there - when my cable went (immediately after getting the car

) it turned out to be caused by seized pistons... much of the system had to be replaced...

(this Â£600 car has ended up costing me about 2 grand in various repair bills over the past 2 years

hopefully that means its going to be mint for the next 10

)

spannaanna · Post by **spannaanna** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:06 pm

Cheers, yeah i'll get the lads to ava look at it for me.

I'm so happy it's sorted now, i wasn't happy that it broke b4 i even drove it lol

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LogIK · Post by **LogIK** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:23 pm

Thats what you get for doing handbrake turns all the time!

spannaanna · Post by **spannaanna** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 2:21 pm

HEHE i avn't done any handbrake turns yet,

i only drove it for the first time yesterday

Think i did quite well considering it's so much difforent to my instructors car.

The handbrake broke when my bro was driving, he is a bit of a daredevil, (aren't u Si?

, hehehehe)

Nah i ain't pointing the blame

, what happens happens for a reason, i'm just happy it didnt brake on me or i would av gone into a panic

xxx

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 3:58 pm

can i get them over to sort out my sticky cable?
rear right wheel seems to have the brake locking halfway on when i let the handle down

at least, if its jacked up (both wheels in the air

) and i try to spin it..

jiggled it, blasted hell out of it with wd40 at all available points.......... nothing.

spannaanna · Post by **spannaanna** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 1:28 pm

Hehe, sounds...interesting?

xxx

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 4:09 pm

infuriating?

deadcat · Post by **deadcat** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 10:28 am

Tahrey1043 wrote:can i get them over to sort out my sticky cable?

.....jiggled it, blasted hell out of it with wd40 at all available points.......... nothing.

Never Jiggle a sticky cable mate, it can only lead to bad things...

spannaanna · Post by **spannaanna** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 10:44 am

Heehehee

xxx

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 2:51 pm

eh?

spannaanna · Post by **spannaanna** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 3:02 pm

Hehe I'm as confused as u r noodle

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