HALLEJUAH!!!!Handbrake now behaving excellently on both sides .It 'seems' to have been the cable .I replaced it on passenger side and manually adjusted the 'self' adjuster ( I reckon I broke it either by poking or more likely aggressively jerking car to and from with handbrake on to 'make ' it self adjust.)
Of course if I were a glass half empty kinda guy I could lament the fact I'd spent over 200 euro (£150) and the best part of four full days working on them but the sense of relief is enormous .At risk of tempting fate Im assuming it will pass NCT/MOT now so I'm going to try reach the 200k miles mark .( First owner was a Northern English lady who brought it over to Ireland ) .
This is the longest Ive ever owned one car having gone through many years of chopping and changing every few months in my younger years . If it passes test I will seriously consider replacing the very tired steering wheel and front seat cushions (have already swapped left for right-simple job) Pity it's faded red paint under the lacquer can't be revamped like the old 'pink'Cinquecentos
Of course if I were a glass half empty kinda guy I could lament the fact I'd spent over 200 euro (£150) and the best part of four full days working on them but the sense of relief is enormous .At risk of tempting fate Im assuming it will pass NCT/MOT now so I'm going to try reach the 200k miles mark .( First owner was a Northern English lady who brought it over to Ireland ) .
This is the longest Ive ever owned one car having gone through many years of chopping and changing every few months in my younger years . If it passes test I will seriously consider replacing the very tired steering wheel and front seat cushions (have already swapped left for right-simple job) Pity it's faded red paint under the lacquer can't be revamped like the old 'pink'Cinquecentos