Useless handbrake

[Simon Jones]

Originally Posted by Minormatt

Sticking cable is an obvious solution... bet its a b*****d of a job without a ramp?

I did a test last night. Engine braking in 5th gear slows the car quicker than the handbrake... lol

Bear in mind that hand / parking brakes are intended to keep a stationary vehicle from starting to move, rather than changing a moving vehicle to a stationary one. The physics (inertia) involved is quite different.

[davebb]

But why can I not do a handbrake turn like I could in my old Cortina mk4 ?
Dave

[60041]

You might find your problem is seized expanders; I had that on my XC70 and again on the XC90. The brake feels ok when you pull it on, without excess travel, but it just doesn’t work. Freeing them off is easy once you get them off the car and a light smear of copper grease will stop it happening again.

[Minormatt]

Originally Posted by Simon Jones

Bear in mind that hand / parking brakes are intended to keep a stationary vehicle from starting to move, rather than changing a moving vehicle to a stationary one. The physics (inertia) involved is quite different.

Absolutely! But its also a seperate braking system for safety purposes (hence hydraulic handbrakes are not legal in the UK) should there be a system failure elsewhere (and yes I know the split braking should deal with that)

[Minormatt]

Originally Posted by davebb

But why can I not do a handbrake turn like I could in my old Cortina mk4 ?
Dave

Handbrake turns in a cortina? Pretty sure drifting transits is more fun

[Minormatt]

Originally Posted by 60041

You might find your problem is seized expanders; I had that on my XC70 and again on the XC90. The brake feels ok when you pull it on, without excess travel, but it just doesn’t work. Freeing them off is easy once you get them off the car and a light smear of copper grease will stop it happening again.

Thanks,

If im doing the job I will do the whole lot

[Minormatt]

Been in to the main dealers... how much for a pair of handbrake cables..... ?

[cheshired5]

At a guess, £100?
Certainly a lot more than the £20 total I paid for ATE cables.

[Minormatt]

£120 plus VAT (give or take) so I declined.

If I could have found ATE for less than £30 each I would have got them, but alas they were more than that so went borg and beck... lets see if they are any good

[Simmy]

Originally Posted by Minormatt

£120 plus VAT (give or take) so I declined.

If I could have found ATE for less than £30 each I would have got them, but alas they were more than that so went borg and beck... lets see if they are any good

£24 95 euro carparts