Handbrake Goes Up Real High

[sambo_xr6t]

hey guys went in my car the other day stopped pulled over put hand break on and nothing happens I can drive with it all the way up (I dont) but still it has no effect plz help

[45T-XR]

Where are situated bud, If your close by I can give you a hand to get it sorted

[Guest newl]

I'd speculate that if the car has ever been in the shop to repair the "swish swish" brake problem that may have been the cause of the hand brake not working correctly.

[45T-XR]

I'd speculate that if the car has ever been in the shop to repair the "swish swish" brake problem that may have been the cause of the hand brake not working correctly.

The "swish swish" is when there are lips on the inner of the rotor (hand brake drum) and/or lips on the handbrake shoes, this causes the lips on the shoes to drag on the drum as if the shoes were adjusted in to prevent the swish, there wouldnt be enough surface are of the shoes to mate with the drum when the handbrake is applied, If you stick with my method of adjusting the handbrake then you get a handbrake that works sweet and no swish!

cheer

Mic

[Damo_XR6T]

Arr the old dealership cable adjustment is always a good one, every handbrake adjustment I do at work, I always deadjust the cable first, then setup the shoe adjusts proply and finish off slight cable ajustment, depending on how streatched your cable is also.