RICHARD MANSFIELD2
Active member
Hi,
I have trawled through the threads in this section but cannot find any that can help me.
The handbrake on my Puma is getting steadily more inefficient.
It will not hold the car on the slope on my drive. It certainly would not pass the MOT.
I overhauled the brakes a while ago it has passed two MOT's since although it has not covered many miles. It had new shoes, cylinders braided hoses with fresh fluid. I have taken the drums off to check, there are no leaks the drums are not scored, all appears as it should. When the handbrake is applied the drums can not be turned, when the handbrake is release the drum can be spun freely. There is a slight binding noise but no resistance which would indicate that the adjustment is correct and the cable is functioning as it should.
Has any one suffered a similar problem or has any Ideas.
Regards,
Richard.
I have trawled through the threads in this section but cannot find any that can help me.
The handbrake on my Puma is getting steadily more inefficient.
It will not hold the car on the slope on my drive. It certainly would not pass the MOT.
I overhauled the brakes a while ago it has passed two MOT's since although it has not covered many miles. It had new shoes, cylinders braided hoses with fresh fluid. I have taken the drums off to check, there are no leaks the drums are not scored, all appears as it should. When the handbrake is applied the drums can not be turned, when the handbrake is release the drum can be spun freely. There is a slight binding noise but no resistance which would indicate that the adjustment is correct and the cable is functioning as it should.
Has any one suffered a similar problem or has any Ideas.
Regards,
Richard.