General handbrake adjustment
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General handbrake adjustment
Very simple one this go to the rear passenger seats and you will see an ash tray between the front seats remove the ash tray and undo the 6 screws holding in the black ashtray surround pull this away and you will see the adjustment rod for the handbrake adjustment and with the hand brake off adjust until you have 4 clicks on the hand brake refit the ashtray surround and 6 screws and insert the ash tray Ta Daaaa jobby done 15 Min's tops 
I shall need to do this after the tow from my breakdown to my cousins gaff.
Just done mine, you're right Batty PNL, it is an easy one, makes a change for the Stilo!
There is actually a guide for this one...
Yep there is chris in post two :devil:
in post two :devil:lol....but it's not got purdy pictures like Decks' one
Bet you can't wait for me to beggar off to Germany can you :devil:
Bet you can't wait for me to beggar off to Germany can you :devil:
lol....but it's not got purdy pictures like Decks' one
Bet you can't wait for me to beggar off to Germany can you :devil:
I'm not into pics and porn like Decks but just for you heres one I did earlier befor the operation
:devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil:
Already seen that one....
....old man :devil:
How bout this one?
Before I realised contacts were ghey and uncomfotable.
....old man :devil:
How bout this one?
Before I realised contacts were ghey and uncomfotable.
Already seen that one....
....old man :devil:
How bout this one?
Before I realised contacts were ghey and uncomfotable.
:yuck: :yuck: :yuck: not as good looking as me
but thats not your fault is it lol Oh my sides are splitting now
Talk about off topic...think we'd better stop it now
I've never been able to get my handbrake right. I tighten it up, then a couple of days later it'll be slack again, but still holds the car rock solid. I think it's because when me and my mate changed the rear pads, we didn't slacken off the cable first. We were to preoccupied with how the smeg to rewind the pistons
I've never been able to get my handbrake right. I tighten it up, then a couple of days later it'll be slack again, but still holds the car rock solid. I think it's because when me and my mate changed the rear pads, we didn't slacken off the cable first. We were to preoccupied with how the smeg to rewind the pistons
It's pretty much auto-adjusting anyway - I wouldn't worry about it.
When I first bought my stilo I always though the hand brake was fine and held the car on the steepest hills ..both facing up and down the hills ..also read on here about engaging the first gear while parking as a safety feature because some people had their car roll away on them ..and that's one issue I NEVER had with the car .. then came MOT day and although it passed I had one advisory ..the hand brake was in need of adjustment and had only just got though on it when I got home it was the first thing I did ..it was coming up and clicking on 6 times and I tightened it down so that it click up just 4 times ..think I could park it on the side of Everest now and she wouldn't move
when I got home it was the first thing I did ..it was coming up and clicking on 6 times and I tightened it down so that it click up just 4 times ..think I could park it on the side of Everest now and she wouldn't move
Mine has always been rock solid too
I think the problem of roll away Stilos is more an issue for the boy racers who come to a screaming halt and then apply the handbrake with the rear discs still glowing red
I think the problem of roll away Stilos is more an issue for the boy racers who come to a screaming halt and then apply the handbrake with the rear discs still glowing red
I believe that Chris is right on the money here - except on the subject of contact lenses that is, contacts are great! Why have a large and approximate piece of glass/plastic suspended in front of your eyes with gaps at the edges (and no wiper-blades!) when you could have a lens that's exactly the right size and optically clear. I hate glasses and I never wore them, which amazed the optometrist considering that my prescription was -5.00 both eyes.
As for the photos, possibly a bit off topic but at least it's reassuring that we're a mixed-age group, none of the 'old-man-car' accusations flying when I had an Alfa Romeo 164.
Anyway - when replacing rear disc pads on other FIATs (and I'm sure the Stilo is very similar) I've found it's ESSENTIAL to slacken off the handbrake cable! This helps the pistons wind back in and also ensures that the self-adjusters operate correctly. Once you've given the brake pedal ten prods or so, you can retighten the handbrake. Thanks PNL for showing us how to make the adjustment!
It's now something that I do *before* having problems with the pad change, though I used to have a fight and then find the handbrake unsatisfactory (it ends up being less effective even if it's really tight). I haven't had a problem since this discovery (out of desperation when I couldn't get the pistons to turn back in, or I got one back in and not the other).
Given that this applied to my X1/9, my Croma, my Lancia Thema, my Uno Turbo, someone's Coupe, another X1/9, and of course the 164, I'm pretty confident it will apply to the Stilo as well, but correct me if not
-Alex
As for the photos, possibly a bit off topic but at least it's reassuring that we're a mixed-age group, none of the 'old-man-car' accusations flying when I had an Alfa Romeo 164.
Anyway - when replacing rear disc pads on other FIATs (and I'm sure the Stilo is very similar) I've found it's ESSENTIAL to slacken off the handbrake cable! This helps the pistons wind back in and also ensures that the self-adjusters operate correctly. Once you've given the brake pedal ten prods or so, you can retighten the handbrake. Thanks PNL for showing us how to make the adjustment!
It's now something that I do *before* having problems with the pad change, though I used to have a fight and then find the handbrake unsatisfactory (it ends up being less effective even if it's really tight). I haven't had a problem since this discovery (out of desperation when I couldn't get the pistons to turn back in, or I got one back in and not the other).
Given that this applied to my X1/9, my Croma, my Lancia Thema, my Uno Turbo, someone's Coupe, another X1/9, and of course the 164, I'm pretty confident it will apply to the Stilo as well, but correct me if not
-Alex
Although the rear caliper pistons are self adjusting, taking up the gap to the discs each time the footbrake is used along with that wonderful threaded caliper piston, the handbrake cable itself isn't self adjusting and stretch in the cable has to be taken up manually
Warped rear disc can cause changes to handbrake lever acting point height
Warped rear disc can cause changes to handbrake lever acting point height
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Thats right Decks and with all the sophistication of the stilo fiat missed that one on the ecu ..Beep Beep Beep ..get off your butt and adjust my hand brake
Funny you should say that :chin:
I found that the handbrake auto adjusted fine on it's own (i.e auto-adjustment works with either foot or handbrake)
I suppose actual stretching of the cable would be a different issue though.
But if you think about it for a moment :idea: why is there an adjustment for the cable if its auto adjutment :chin: and if you cable didnt stretch and the system was and auto adjust one then fiat would be saying to you "Sorry sir you hand brake cable has stretched and this is why your auto system cant take up the extra slack " your going to need some new cables :bang:
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You need cable adjustment as you may need to fit a new cable or the old one stretches. The handbrake still works but it comes up to far. The only self adjustment is the clearance between the pads and the discs. The cable adjustment alters how far up the handbrake lever is when the pads touch
Anyone thought through why the rear brake pistons are threaded and the front ones not? And why threaded in different directions?
I've heard some answers but I still raise an eyebrow when thinking it through
Anyone thought through why the rear brake pistons are threaded and the front ones not? And why threaded in different directions?
I've heard some answers but I still raise an eyebrow when thinking it through
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