Handbrake Not Working Properly?

[twinkytodd]

fairly noob question but anyway, in my ke70 the handbrake has never been the best in the world, it rolls down hills when i park its that bad.

 

anyway iv tried adjusting it in the cabin by making it tighter but it really doesnt seem to work.

 

also yesterday i changed the rear brake shoes thinking it might be them that were not grabbing properly, but still the same thing as before is happening.

 

if someone could shed some light on the matter as to what other things could solve my problem it would be greatly appreciated.

 

cheers

todd

[Redwarf]

get your rear drums machined and work from there.

[twinkytodd]

i was thinking about turning my drums but didnt want to go to the effort in case there was another smaller thing i have missed inbetween stages.

 

just so u know my rear brakes work very well under normal pedal braking application.

[Redwarf]

Refer previous post. :D

 

 

can't hurt!

[chrisandliz[RL]]

solved, the shoe where lose in the drum.

 

just needed to be ajusted.

 

Chris

[twinkytodd]

thanks for the PROPER help chris, much appreciated!

[tas_ae71]

takes about 15sec to adjust in car... lol.

 

press foot brake, apply hand brake, release foot brake release hand brake and your done.. if its really bad you may need to repeat the process.. it works for me every time. i do this automatically when drifting as i also at times use both brakes in unison.

[twinkytodd]

yeah they were way off.

plus one of the locking clip things were missing from the adjuster so that didnt help.

 

but ill keep that in mind for next time.