hand brake

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steveandtina
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hand brake

Postby steveandtina » Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:38 am

:roll: is it just me or are all 308 hand brakes useless.might as well just put lollypop stick under front wheel.have to realy pull hard on it to hold on hill then if missus gets in she cant get it back off ps had car 5years and allways been like this. thanks steve.g

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Re: hand brake

Postby bmc123 » Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:37 pm

Is yours a manual? A bad handbrake is usually down to lack of use on the automatics - but a bad handbrake will fail the MOT so it can't be that bad? Maybe you need it adjusted or new shoes fitted? My car failed its MOT because of it so i am all too aware of it now :shock: New shoes sorted that problem out :mrgreen:

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Re: hand brake

Postby joejag308 » Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:14 am

make sure the central swivel on the cable is free and working both sides... :mrgreen:

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Re: hand brake

Postby robv12 » Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:09 pm

if it is a 308 it WILL be an auto, I would check, clean and adjust and if needed replace the handbrake shoes, this cures most problems
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96 X300 Daimler Century EX JDHT
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