+1 If you have a frozen handbrake too.

-4 degrees was too cold for the nearside handbrake cable.

-4 is too cold for me never mind the handbrake lol :yuck:

I always forget, but checking the handbrake cables where they go into the rear brakes should be a pre-winter check. The little rubber bellows on the ends of the cables rot and fall apart letting water into the cable between the inner and outer, then if the water freezes it locks it all up. A nice dob of silicon grease or similar prevents the water ingress.

What was that you said? I only caught the words 'horse' and 'stable door'!!

Mine had split in the middle. One of the easiest jobs I've ever done on a car - thanks to a friend who has a 2 post lift.

Loosen in the cab at the handbrake lever, lift up and take the cables out from the T bar. Undo the clips on the fuel tank and then wiggle the cable to get it out the final hole.

New ones installed with a good amount of grease packed into the rubber ends. Cost about £25 for the pair from my favourite motor factors.

While it was up there, I also replaced the rear discs and pads, and the front drop links. No knocks now either!

our '99 JTD 105 had the rear drum / handbrake mechanism all corrode after driving through DEEP floodwater, had to be thrown away..
wish we'd had discs then..!!,
Charlie

i as surprised as my handbrake has never frozen on my car but did on my previous 2

When its this sort of weather I just leave the Handbrake off and leave the car in gear. But as said end of cables let water in between cable and tube that then freezes.

I think it's more when the rubber on the end breaks up, and leaves a big hole for water to get into.

I've replaced the handbrake cables with the ones from Tempra 2.0 16v and they fit perfectly.

Since then, it did not froze even at -13C