Xantia handbrake adjustment
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Xantia handbrake adjustment
HI All
Long time since last post. Been busy and I only like to work under the car in the sun . So it's that time of year again.
Something I want to try to sort out before my upcoming MOT is the handbrake, which is quite loose. You have to pull it up high before it really works.
Can anyone instruct me on an easy way to tighten the handbrake up??
Cheers
Larry
Long time since last post. Been busy and I only like to work under the car in the sun . So it's that time of year again.
Something I want to try to sort out before my upcoming MOT is the handbrake, which is quite loose. You have to pull it up high before it really works.
Can anyone instruct me on an easy way to tighten the handbrake up??
Cheers
Larry
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Re: Xantia handbrake adjustment
The adjusters are on the calipers/cable mount, adjust from there to 2 clicks (3 max if done by a housewife with pmms when parking at the supermarket)
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Re: Xantia handbrake adjustment
Dead easy if the bolts haven't siezed up if they have you might need to get some heat or molegrips to work them loose
Stu
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Re: Xantia handbrake adjustment
Agree, they are sods to undochinkostu wrote:Dead easy if the bolts haven't siezed up if they have you might need to get some heat or molegrips to work them loose
As always, 25 hrs soaking with PlusGas is a very good thing....I used a soldering gas-micro-torch as I could keep the heat off the guide tube, I then cooled it with WD40 (got to use it up somehow) then waited 1 hour, came open OK then.
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Re: Xantia handbrake adjustment
Thanks for the replies- any photos of what i should be looking for?
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Re: Xantia handbrake adjustment
The Haynes Xantia book will give you good coverage, really it is just an adjuster on the end of the handbrake cable/leaver that turns back to extend?shorten the cable/leaver height .
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Re: Xantia handbrake adjustment
shame on you Mr StickyStickyfinger wrote:The adjusters are on the calipers/cable mount, adjust from there to 2 clicks (3 max if done by a housewife with pmms when parking at the supermarket)
you never ever adjust the cables first,
the correct way to adjust these is, whit the car on level ground, engine running, hand brake off, press the brake pedal very hard two or three times,
they are meant to self adjust up in normal running but never do,
there is a but though,
if they still do not adjust up after doing the above,
firstly check the hand brake levers on the calipers are coming fully of with the hand brake released,
secondly check the pads are not worn away to next to nothing, as i find if the pistons are out a long way the mechanism has trouble adjusting up,
only adjust the cables after the self adjusting mechanism in the calipers is adjusted up,
Regards, malcolm.
current ride a BX 1.7 TZD estate
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Re: Xantia handbrake adjustment
As it says in the Book of Lies...I assume to much you are correct.
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Re: Xantia handbrake adjustment
citronut wrote:shame on you Mr StickyStickyfinger wrote:The adjusters are on the calipers/cable mount, adjust from there to 2 clicks (3 max if done by a housewife with pmms when parking at the supermarket)
you never ever adjust the cables first,
the correct way to adjust these is, whit the car on level ground, engine running, hand brake off, press the brake pedal very hard two or three times,
they are meant to self adjust up in normal running but never do,
there is a but though,
if they still do not adjust up after doing the above,
firstly check the hand brake levers on the calipers are coming fully of with the hand brake released,
secondly check the pads are not worn away to next to nothing, as i find if the pistons are out a long way the mechanism has trouble adjusting up,
only adjust the cables after the self adjusting mechanism in the calipers is adjusted up,
I find my adjustment goes all over the place if i have the handbrake off and pump the pedal!
Stu
Cars
1995 Xantia 1.9TD SX in (faded) Red
2003 Fiesta 1.4 Zetec in GREEEEEEEN
2001 206 1.9 LX
2001 Saxo VTR
1999 Saxo 1.1 East coast
1999 Punto
1996 306 1.8 XN Auto
1996 Fiesta 1.3
Cars
1995 Xantia 1.9TD SX in (faded) Red
2003 Fiesta 1.4 Zetec in GREEEEEEEN
2001 206 1.9 LX
2001 Saxo VTR
1999 Saxo 1.1 East coast
1999 Punto
1996 306 1.8 XN Auto
1996 Fiesta 1.3
Re: Xantia handbrake adjustment
Stickyfinger wrote:As it says in the Book of Lies...I assume to much you are correct.
oooh er,chinkostu wrote:
I find my adjustment goes all over the place if i have the handbrake off and pump the pedal!
can you elaborate
sounds like some ting aint set up right to me,
dont pump the pedal but just press it two to three times very hard
Regards, malcolm.
current ride a BX 1.7 TZD estate
1986 MK1 BX 1.9na D Auto(in Mothman Andy's stable )
layed up roppy 1.9TD XANT estate, now gone to meet her maker
purple and lilac metalic 2CV(VIOLET)registered to her in doors
1972 DS special been layed up aprox 31 years
current ride a BX 1.7 TZD estate
1986 MK1 BX 1.9na D Auto(in Mothman Andy's stable )
layed up roppy 1.9TD XANT estate, now gone to meet her maker
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1972 DS special been layed up aprox 31 years
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Re: Xantia handbrake adjustment
When it went in for its MOT, the handbrake was pretty damn tight. The other day it felt loose so i did the pedal pumping and it felt worse!
Stu
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1995 Xantia 1.9TD SX in (faded) Red
2003 Fiesta 1.4 Zetec in GREEEEEEEN
2001 206 1.9 LX
2001 Saxo VTR
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1999 Punto
1996 306 1.8 XN Auto
1996 Fiesta 1.3
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2003 Fiesta 1.4 Zetec in GREEEEEEEN
2001 206 1.9 LX
2001 Saxo VTR
1999 Saxo 1.1 East coast
1999 Punto
1996 306 1.8 XN Auto
1996 Fiesta 1.3
Re: Xantia handbrake adjustment
something aint working/adjusted as it should be then,
sized caliper slides, caliper levers not returning fully off with hand brake released, cables binding, cables adjusted up wrong,
to name a few
sized caliper slides, caliper levers not returning fully off with hand brake released, cables binding, cables adjusted up wrong,
to name a few
Regards, malcolm.
current ride a BX 1.7 TZD estate
1986 MK1 BX 1.9na D Auto(in Mothman Andy's stable )
layed up roppy 1.9TD XANT estate, now gone to meet her maker
purple and lilac metalic 2CV(VIOLET)registered to her in doors
1972 DS special been layed up aprox 31 years
current ride a BX 1.7 TZD estate
1986 MK1 BX 1.9na D Auto(in Mothman Andy's stable )
layed up roppy 1.9TD XANT estate, now gone to meet her maker
purple and lilac metalic 2CV(VIOLET)registered to her in doors
1972 DS special been layed up aprox 31 years
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Re: Xantia handbrake adjustment
With mine (done after seals/disk/pad change), I took off the cable ends off the caliper arms, pressed twice, backed off the cable adjusters all the way and cleaned the threads, then adjusted the cables to the correct amount (just loose) on the arms.
Alasdair
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Re: Xantia handbrake adjustment
this is the correct procedure after fitting new pads, although i unhook the cables from calipers fisrt, and leave them off till i have pressed the pedal two to three times ( engine running ) after fitting the new padsStickyfinger wrote:With mine (done after seals/disk/pad change), I took off the cable ends off the caliper arms, pressed twice, backed off the cable adjusters all the way and cleaned the threads, then adjusted the cables to the correct amount (just loose) on the arms.
Regards, malcolm.
current ride a BX 1.7 TZD estate
1986 MK1 BX 1.9na D Auto(in Mothman Andy's stable )
layed up roppy 1.9TD XANT estate, now gone to meet her maker
purple and lilac metalic 2CV(VIOLET)registered to her in doors
1972 DS special been layed up aprox 31 years
current ride a BX 1.7 TZD estate
1986 MK1 BX 1.9na D Auto(in Mothman Andy's stable )
layed up roppy 1.9TD XANT estate, now gone to meet her maker
purple and lilac metalic 2CV(VIOLET)registered to her in doors
1972 DS special been layed up aprox 31 years
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Re: Xantia handbrake adjustment
ah good, I will stop then
Alasdair
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