(20-09-2012, 12:37 AM)SRowell Wrote: everyone apart from me seems to rip the handbrake up and not press the button in. basically i like my handbrake to be on when it reaches about 30 degrees of travel. ones where it sticks up vertically is just stupid. Can you not like tighten up the handbrake massively for the MOT and then loosen it off afterwards to save wearing the pads? I presume when they do an MOT they only lift it up a certain number of clicks?
They pull it till its fully on (ideally the wheel should lock) and check the braking force to each wheel.
Also, people that don't press the button annoy me - wears out the ratchets so quick, I've had to replace 2 or 3 in my 306s due to previous owners!
Also lol at that handbrake in the 1.4 we looked at.....that definitely didnt have the 16% of handbrake force needed to pass.