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Loss of handbrake and braking feel last faint - LewisG306 - 09-07-2014

Hi,

I have just had a problem with the handbrake and brakes feeling faint..

I pulled up at the side of the road and there was quite a loud clunk which I am unsure where exactly it came from...

Now , the handbrake lever can be pulled up with barely effort at all and I can also drive with the handbrake fully up and it won't hold the car back..

I just had a quick look to see if anything had snapped and it isn't broke near the drum or anything and the brake lines are all intact...

Has the cable came off in the drum or on the lever or something like that ? And I don't know if it's just me but it now feels as though I have lost some of my braking power..

Any opinions would be great

Thanks


RE: Loss of handbrake and braking feel last faint - Slam Wagon - 10-07-2014

Certainly sounds like youve snapped something. Pop the trim off round the lever first. Then get the back end in the air and start stripping (the car not you).


RE: Loss of handbrake and braking feel last faint - Toms306 - 10-07-2014

Sounds like you've snapped a cable tbh, they can snap inside the outer sheath or in the drum so not usually visible. It shouldn't alter your foot brake though as the shoe should still be in the same place. Best idea is to take drum off and check tbh (you've got to for the cable anyway).


RE: Loss of handbrake and braking feel last faint - LewisG306 - 10-07-2014

Cheers lads will probably crack on with it on the weekend


RE: Loss of handbrake and braking feel last faint - darrenjlobb - 11-07-2014

Will have broken a handbrake cable, and brakes will feel different / crap because someone has "adjusted" the rear brakes the pikey way by just tightening up the cable at the handbrake end, rather than adjusting the shoes correctly.