YPURV4 KILL,KILL,KILL,DIE,DIE,DIE, Member 2,813 Member For: 17y 11m 20d Gender: Male Posted 06/11/07 03:21 AM Share Posted 06/11/07 03:21 AM Hi people,Is there a way to tighten the hand brake to bring down the amount of time it clicks before locking, I got defectd (suprise suprise) a few weeks ago and one of there bullsh*t things was my hand brake had 9 clicks insted of 7. So is there a way I can tighten it myself, or even a way just to make it only have 7 clicks.ThanksMichael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR06T Silver Donating Members 4,146 Member For: 18y 10m 1d Gender: Male Posted 06/11/07 03:24 AM Share Posted 06/11/07 03:24 AM get under the car and just behind the gearbox you will see where the cable comes out of the tunnel. there is an adjuster just before the cable separator. tighten her up and your on your way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YPURV4 KILL,KILL,KILL,DIE,DIE,DIE, Member 2,813 Member For: 17y 11m 20d Gender: Male Posted 06/11/07 03:29 AM Author Share Posted 06/11/07 03:29 AM Thanks mate, is there a tension limit or any thing how do I know how much to tighten it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR06T Silver Donating Members 4,146 Member For: 18y 10m 1d Gender: Male Posted 06/11/07 03:30 AM Share Posted 06/11/07 03:30 AM (edited) haha I tightened it too much first time I mucked around with it. its just trial and error sorry. Edited 06/11/07 03:30 AM by XR06T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 2m 17d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 06/11/07 03:30 AM Share Posted 06/11/07 03:30 AM You have to be careful when tightening from this end cos it can stretch the cable, the proper adjustment for the hand brake is through the rear hubs and is a pain in the arse! see how you go, but don't tighten it too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
our06t Mmmmm......BOOST Member 3,135 Member For: 16y 11m 27d Gender: Male Location: central coast Posted 06/11/07 03:31 AM Share Posted 06/11/07 03:31 AM I did that all I got was the cyclic swish off the discs apperently if that happens I have to remove back wheels and ajust at the back of the discs havent done it yet though just slackened the cable back off again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YPURV4 KILL,KILL,KILL,DIE,DIE,DIE, Member 2,813 Member For: 17y 11m 20d Gender: Male Posted 06/11/07 03:34 AM Author Share Posted 06/11/07 03:34 AM (edited) hhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmm maybe ill just jam som thing in the hand brake handle so it cant go all the way down then it wll save me some clicks.It only need to pass the roady as the nah brake works just fine. Edited 06/11/07 03:35 AM by YPURV4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 2m 17d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 06/11/07 03:41 AM Share Posted 06/11/07 03:41 AM the handbrake design on the falcon is absolutely useless, it is basically a drum brake with a lock mechanism. Every ford mechanic hates adjusting a falcon handbrake, becasue they have to do it again in 2 months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYWPN Donating Members 554 Member For: 18y 9m 23d Gender: Male Location: Bendigo Posted 06/11/07 03:47 AM Share Posted 06/11/07 03:47 AM ideally you need to slack the cable, then tighten it through the drums until its locked and back it off1 to 1.5 turns and then adjust the cable to 5-7clicks.if I was you I would get under the car and tighten the cable about 5 full turns and that will bring it within specs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YPURV4 KILL,KILL,KILL,DIE,DIE,DIE, Member 2,813 Member For: 17y 11m 20d Gender: Male Posted 06/11/07 03:49 AM Author Share Posted 06/11/07 03:49 AM One more question do I have the hand brake on or off to tighten it?Off right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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