Failed MOT at weekend on the handbrake. Only 9% efficiency - should be 16%.
Its passed the last few years without any work for MOT (car is regularly maintained) and handbrake wasnt great but enough to pass. About 6 months ago the rear pads and discs needed changing, so i replaced them myself and fitted new handbrake shoes at same time.
The handbrake was never great with the new shoes and clearly wasnt, hence the recent MOT fail.
I had another go at adjusting it tonight and have got a much better brake, holding it on a hill in neutral. I am a bit concerned however as the adjuster, which I adjusted using 2 spanners and a socket as a fulcrum, seems to show quite a bit of the ratchet on one side, compared to the pictures on page 2 of this thread. It looks like I might have over adjusted???
Any ideas if its possible to over stretch the adjustment ratchet or what roughly the correct distance should be?
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