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Knew it was coming
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:42 pm
by KeithB
Just failed mot on..........you guessed it I'm sure..........fkn handbrake
Discs and pads are new so I guess it's back to playing with the calipers
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:52 pm
by indigolemon
Good luck man! My MOT is Wednesday
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:54 pm
by A1ex
Mine is on the 23rd with tramroad
Got near new rear caliper tho.
Just calipers tho, could be worse
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:13 pm
by vti2003
Mine just failed on that as well. I knew it was going to.
The lever bit the cable attaches to on the right hand caliper was partially seized.
Loads of GT85 and some encouragement with a big hammer and molegrips did the trick. Works lovely now!
Good luck.
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:05 am
by BMCC
I've always wondered. What do people do to service the handbrake cable at the caliper. Just a clean of and regrease?
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 11:57 am
by indigolemon
That's all I've been doing so far. Seems to have kept it going.
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:26 pm
by KeithB
vti2003 wrote:Mine just failed on that as well. I knew it was going to.
The lever bit the cable attaches to on the right hand caliper was partially seized.
Loads of GT85 and some encouragement with a big hammer and molegrips did the trick. Works lovely now!
Good luck.
After ages of fkn around n/s rear is still not working. had to free up the cable connection as it was rusted solid. Took ages to get the pin out to clean it up. all parts moving but still no handbrake that side
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 11:14 pm
by KeithB
any recommendations for a recon?
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:20 am
by indigolemon
Did JDM-BB4 (Dave) ever sell the ones he had for sale? They were either new or at the very least recent refurbs.
[edit] nope - still there:
http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/prelude ... t1041.html