handbrake advice

[thehytheman]

Hi guys, I need some advice, I fitted my new rear brake super kit, the problem am having I can not get my hand brake back up. everything back correctly but wonder if I have missed something. advice please.

[Piggy]

what the hecks a 'rear brake super kit'!?

[thehytheman]

well its the back axle brake kit that has everything you require cylinders bolts shoes pins everything for rear brake overhaul

[Piggy]

so you have replaced the rear shoes and cylinders and adjuster kit?..yeah?

and what is/isnt working?

[thehytheman]

handbrake wont come up

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very low effort

[rocker8742]

Is it adjusted to tight on the back of the handbrake lever?

[thehytheman]

its nearly up too top, before I replaced the shoes etc it went half way ish

[Piggy]

did you replace cables too?

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and you say its nearly up to top...the adjuster behind handbrake??...its fully slack yeah?

[thehytheman]

no didn't think they needed it as they weren't right up, they look fairly new

[Piggy]

righto.

what about the adjuster behind handbrake? in fully slack position yeah?



and the rear wheels are free yeah?

[thehytheman]

one side seems to biting but off side seems too slack, the adjuster looks like it nearly at last point say 3 inch in from back

[Piggy]

how did you adjust the shoes once all was fitted??

[Toms306]

Have you driven it since fitting all that? If not, do so to settle the shoes into place, the auto-adjusters should work fine as they're new.

[Piggy]

those adjusters never work properly...even when new.

they take the first 75/80% of slack out...but never all of it

[Toms306]

Oh really? I've only re-used shit old broken ones that are more manual than auto tbf. Just assumed they'd work when new, how silly of me. Carry on as you were then lol.

After I had a bad experience with a drum brake years ago and have discs ever since.....sooooo much easier to work on!

[Piggy]

I done so many I like setting up drums...you can improve the footbrake n handbrake so much more effectively...
that being said, I have discs!

[thehytheman]

they are slowly coming up but still not happy with them, going to look at them again sat morning

[Piggy]

they are slowly coming up but still not happy with them, going to look at them again sat morning

whats slowly coming up!?

Take some pics mate...to be honest, I am not understanding much of what you are describing, pics speak a 1000 words!

[thehytheman]

the hand brake is now fully settled now had imbalance on the adjuster. I backed off the adjuster and readjusted the brake adjuster by hand, the hand brake fully locked at 3 clicks, thanks for all the help guys.