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Russell Rohde
Tinkerer
Queensland
Soarer 1JZ 2.5L TT (JZZ30)

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Reg: 07-2006

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Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 06:57 pm, by:  Russell Rohde (Ax0n) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hey kiddies...

How Do i tension my handbrake? at the moment,I can almost pull the handbrake, without much force, and it will end up knee capping whoever is sitting in the back seat!!! After some sifting through the forum posts, I have found that it should only come up 5-6 clicks. mine must come up to about 50 THOUSAND clicks!!!
Tai Johnsen
DieHard
QLD
UZZ31 - V8

Posts: 666
Reg: 04-2006

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Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 08:43 pm, by:  Tai Johnsen (Privatejohnsen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Take off the hand brake cover and you will see two nuts (tee hee)..

From memory... All you gotta do loosen them off each other and wind them tighter, and lock them back up again..

Your rear pads might be close to stuffed tho?
Daniel Clarke
Goo Roo
NSW
TT 2.5L 6 cylinder

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Reg: 03-2006

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Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 09:04 pm, by:  Daniel Clarke (Dieseltrain) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The SOarer uses a Drum inside the rear disc for the handbrake... So the pads are inside the disc. It doesnt use the caliper like most holdens / fords...

Much better to use when stalling it up too :-)
Don Bagnall
Moderator
New Zealand
Mercedes Benz SLK230 Kompressor

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Monday, August 18, 2008 - 03:37 pm, by:  Don Bagnall (Baggs) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

You should adjust the handbrake shoes BEFORE adjusting the cable.
Russell Rohde
Tinkerer
Queensland
Soarer 1JZ 2.5L TT (JZZ30)

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Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 06:08 pm, by:  Russell Rohde (Ax0n) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Cool - Thanks guys - next question being - how do I adjust the drums? is it just a matter of taking off the back wheels and presto, I see them? or is there a whole heap of crap that needs to be removed. I'm fairly proficient with mechanical stuff. I guess i'm more so just asking if there any tips or tricks that could help.
Don Bagnall
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New Zealand
Mercedes Benz SLK230 Kompressor

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Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 06:12 pm, by:  Don Bagnall (Baggs) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Where the red circle is, is where you stick a flat bladed screwdriver from the rear.
There is a bung thingy that you'll see from underneath the car at lower center on the backing plate.
Remove the bung thingo, and you'll see the serrated "Star" wheel adjuster inside the slot of the backing plate.
You turn the adjuster to move the handbrake shoes out until they are contacting the drum.
Then, back off the adjuster until you can rotate the wheel with no audible "Contact" noise from the shoes.

You DON'T remove the wheels to adjust the handbrake shoes.

I dunno if all this makes sense (it does in my mind ), but see how ya go!.


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James Harris
Goo Roo
QLD
XTR T-66 Turbo

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Reg: 07-2005

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Friday, August 29, 2008 - 06:06 pm, by:  James Harris (Haro) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

cool !

Ive been thinking of doing this for a while now. That is good news i dont have to remove the rims. Ill just jack it up nice and high at work and give it a crack.

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