Re: [T3] Hand brake ajustment.

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 12 Mar 00, at 0:46, Mark Healey (formerly AKA Edmond Dantes) wrote:

> The handbrake on my new square has a lot more play than I like.  I like an
> inch or two.  At the handle end there isn't any more room to tighten.  Is
> ther anything I can do at the other end?  If not I was thinking or hooking
> my drill to the cable and twisting it tighter to shorten it some.

Make sure the brakes are adjusted properly at the drums. I don't 
think twisting will be fruitful. 

If there is more free motion than you can adjust out, then check the 
parking brake cable housings. If they are rusted then they could be 
collapsing. The cable and housing must be replaced together.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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