Hi All
Not having driven the old gal for a good few months until last weekend i noticed that the handbrake light would flicker on the dash every now and then.When the light came on,if the handbrake was pushed down(when in its "off" position) the light would extinguish.Having compared it with my 2.1TD it is very slack no real resistance to pull the handbrake on.The handbrake holds fine but if you partially pull the handle on and then release there is no force to pull it down its sort of loose,whereas in the 2.1 it seems to spring down.
Sorry for the rubbish explanation but its hard to describe.
Major problem to fix or just the usual Xantia partial dismantling of the interior
Cheers
Colin
Xantia 2.0l 16v 1998 MK1 handbrake problem
Moderator: RichardW
either the cables need adjustting to take up the slack (ALICE), or the levers on the callipers are sticking on slightly,
to check i the levers are sticking you need to unhook the cables from the callipers, and make sure the levers return fully every time you pull them on with a pair of grips then let them go,
regards malcolm
to check i the levers are sticking you need to unhook the cables from the callipers, and make sure the levers return fully every time you pull them on with a pair of grips then let them go,
regards malcolm
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Colin, I'm a bit late into it here but unless you have replaced the cables in your ownership, I'd say the cables are binding. Their outer often split where they go through the last guide ring and all the steering movement just hastens it. Water gets in, the inner splits and bingo! Tight cables.
Been there and had the same on my 2.1TD.
And it's always the NS one that's special to the cars with the ML5 gearbox and the one GSF don't stock
Been there and had the same on my 2.1TD.
And it's always the NS one that's special to the cars with the ML5 gearbox and the one GSF don't stock
Jim
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