29-07-2016, 06:20 AM
See this a lot tbf, i'm sure it's why the 306 has a rep among enthusiasts for having a crap handbrake. If that doesn't solve it immediately try disconnecting the cable again, make sure the handbrake lever on the caliper is fully released (as far as it will turn towards the back of the car) and go for a drive, just don't forget you've got no handbrake when stopping at junctions!
I thought i might need a new caliper on one of my workhorses as the caliper was partially stuck on and the handbrake didn't work on that side at all (used to be owned by a chap who maintained it himself and who had recently changed the rear pads, funnily enough
), but driving it around for a few days without the cable connected seems to have allowed the self-adjuster mechanism to reset itself. I reconnected the cable recently and she's as good as gold.
I thought i might need a new caliper on one of my workhorses as the caliper was partially stuck on and the handbrake didn't work on that side at all (used to be owned by a chap who maintained it himself and who had recently changed the rear pads, funnily enough
), but driving it around for a few days without the cable connected seems to have allowed the self-adjuster mechanism to reset itself. I reconnected the cable recently and she's as good as gold.