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Apr 15th, 2019, 17:36 | #21 | |
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Given that most of the time the handbrakes work well enough on the 7/9xx and the fact the handbrake is only used (usually) for parking or once a year at the MoT station in my case the chances of it going out of adjustment are pretty small. Something less to go wrong so fair play to Volvo for omitting it on the 7/9xx in my book!
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Today I made a few experimental "cable shorteners" which I will try tomorrow morning at the garage.
Wish me luck.
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hence replacement. I shall study the gubbins on the left for compensational possibilities before applying my new devices *muhahahaha*
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It could even be it's the L/H cable has stratched so it's getting tight enough to operate the L/H brake but not enough tension in the cable to pull the R/H at the same time.
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Apr 16th, 2019, 09:21 | #25 | |
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What Dave says.
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After spraying and wiggling the left gubbins and checking the right brake's internal pivot stuff, cleaning etc
I fitted a sturdy plastic grommet and rejoined everything. The split-pin bit was easier to fit today, so something's become more free in that area. I'm letting various sealant reinforcements dry overnight, cracking on with it tomorrow. All the help has been helpful, thanks fellas.
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Thanks for all the help,
passed MOT. Handbrake's not completely even yet but good enough, I shall carry on tweaking it.
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Apr 17th, 2019, 21:19 | #28 |
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I don’t know whether you are one of the people who hardly ever actually apply the handbrake. I subscribe to the view that using it regularly not only prevents things seizing up, it becomes apparent when something is not quite right.
On the other hand. I use my handbrake regularly. When car is parked on our drive, which has a slight slope, I leave car in a gear opposite to the slope but still apply the handbrake. When about to pull off the drive I release the handbrake whilst still having the clutch depressed just to ascertain whether the handbrake is releasing correctly. If it is the car will roll down the drive. It only takes a moment. In the recent past, all of the above was normal but the car had developed a rattle when the rear wheels were going over speed humps in our local Asda car park. An inspection underneath revealed that the A frame part of the compensator gubbins which attaches to the bracket on the axle casing had disappeared so the compensator was rattling against the axle casing. If it had not rattled I would not have become aware of the missing item until the next rear brake inspection/service. |
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I rarely if ever use my handbrakes Ian. There is a school of thought that says if you don't use it, it won't wear out or have other problems and then there is another that if you don't use it, it will seize up.
In practice, once every 3-4 months i check it's working as it should be, other than that, i don't use it except forthe MoT test and occasionally if i need to jack the car up. It could be argued that if you didn't use yours so often, the A frame wouldn't have been subject to bending and moving and not broken. The flip-side is it could have rotted through and fallen off and you'd have been none the wiser until the MoT or next brake check as you point out.
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Dave,
I prefer my method, you prefer yours and we are each happy with the method we use. So be it. Curious thing about the missing A frame on mine was, the whole thing had disappeared, A frame, clevis pin and split pin yet the bracket welded to the axle tube was and is still sound. I would have thought that if the A frame had simply corroded and broken, some part, the clevis pin or the split pin or the part of the A frame attached by either of those would have still been present. It was as if I had removed it and forgotten to replace it. Which I know I had not. Last edited by Ian21401; Apr 18th, 2019 at 09:43. Reason: Add text. |
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