Technical grande punto handbrake cable adjustment

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Technical grande punto handbrake cable adjustment

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can any one please tell me how to adjust the handbreak cable on a grande punto 1.9 sporting thanks
 
So 'T' - you're saying that the adjustment to the handbrake can be done INSIDE the car and all you have to do is pull the back cover off - right?

.......Well I just don't see how that whole plastic surround pulls up and off
- sorry.
 
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So 'T' - you're saying that the adjustment to the handbrake can be done INSIDE the car and all you have to do is pull the back cover off - right?

.......Well I just don't see how that whole plastic surround pulls up and off
- sorry.

eat porridge, makes you stronger:)

p.s. I said cover behind the handbrake....either that or I been doing it wrong last 2 years;)
 
So all that time spent down at the gym isn't enough....oh well porridge it is then.
The handbrake lever on a G. Punto is covered in a flexible vinyl cover which moves up and down with the handbrake lever....the whole thing is surrounded by a hard black plastic moulding with a cup/bottle holder to the rear of the handbrake.

Does one remove the flexible vinyl cover?
 
dannyb-with-a-gp knows how to do it;

Tip: When your giving your car a good clean, do you find it difficult to clean inbewteen the seats and around the handbrake?

Just give the plastic cover, which includes the drinks hold a good yank and it will come off. This gives you loads of space to clean! Then simpily pushes back on. Hope this helps

(y)
 
just a quick note if you punto has the armrest then there is a lumba support switch on the arm rest flip this switch out and this exposes 3 x 10mm nuts undo to remove armrest, now pull handbrake cover from the rear and remove plastic cover around handbrake and this will now expose the handbrake adjust
(y)
 
This post has saved me a lot of time i had images of trying to tighten the hand brake from outside the car.

How tight would you recomend to tension the hand brake ? I don't want it so tight so it is starting to activate before i pull up the lever but i don't like it to have loads of play.
 
mines at the top of its travel. its fine on flat bit on my drive I ain't to confident of it. will be giving this a go tomorrow morning!
 
Hi,

I've just done this and to be honest I struggled at first because I was trying to lift the whole console assembly up with my fingers between it and the carpet.

I quickly figured that this is a one piece lump that would be fixed at the front and wasn't going to budge.

You need to prise the smaller back part (with cupholder) between it and the main base and it comes off easily and you just slide it foward over the handbrake.

Hope this helps others as it wasn't obvious to me from the above.

John
 
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