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*~HELP!~*
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 1:10 pm
by spannaanna
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
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 2:06 pm
by Aphex
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.
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 2:11 pm
by spannaanna
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
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 3:04 pm
by spannaanna
Yaaaaaaaaaaaay handbrake is all fixed now
hope ur all good
xxx
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 4:37 pm
by Tahrey1043
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 £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
)
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:06 pm
by spannaanna
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
xxx
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:23 pm
by LogIK
Thats what you get for doing handbrake turns all the time!
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2004 2:21 pm
by spannaanna
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
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2004 3:58 pm
by Tahrey1043
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.
Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 1:28 pm
by spannaanna
Hehe, sounds...interesting?
xxx
Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 4:09 pm
by Tahrey1043
infuriating?
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2004 10:28 am
by deadcat
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...
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2004 10:44 am
by spannaanna
Heehehee
xxx
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2004 2:51 pm
by Tahrey1043
eh?
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2004 3:02 pm
by spannaanna
Hehe I'm as confused as u r noodle
xxx