Handbrake Cable Frozen?

[fannon]

Got up this morning, took the handbrake off and noticed it wasent comming off fully.

It had froze, so like is this common with the puntos? And is there anywhere i can fix it? Like wrap it up in insulator foil or summin?

 

[mickmartin16]

this is common with most cars,sounds funny but just bounce lol and it;l come off usually makes a discusting noise.

i also had problems with my handbrake, it seized on garage fixed it for a tenner just aplied some grease

 

[simon_16vpunto1]

i have heard that this is a very common problem with Punto's, especially GT's cos the water gets into the pipe or summin and freezes

 

[fannon]

Yeh it came off eventually. But it just wasent comming off the drums fully you know.

Its just with the coldness

 

[mickmartin16]

the hanbrake build quality its crap, DONT attempt a handbrake turn, if you do your either likely to straetch the cableor do what i did and rip both sets of shoesoff your back brakes.

 

[imported_Voodoo]

the hanbrake build quality its crap, DONT attempt a handbrake turn, if you do your either likely to straetch the cableor do what i did and rip both sets of shoesoff your back brakes.

See kiddies, Handbrake turns are not big and they are not clever!! :lol:

 

[FS Guest]

Park your car in gear and leave the handbrake off, i have to do this in my mk1 since the rear brakes have i habbit of sticking in the winter

 

[mickmartin16]

See kiddies, Handbrake turns are not big and they are not clever!!

yeah not clever but very fun.................if u pick the right moments, wudnt class myself as an idiot driver but when first passing my test that freedom of driving became a bit overpowering, hence the handbreak turns, u gotta try it at one point, and hey in the snow ur handbrake almost becomes a novelty in wide open car parks.

 

[fannon]

See kiddies, Handbrake turns are not big and they are not clever!!

yeah not clever but very fun.................if u pick the right moments, wudnt class myself as an idiot driver but when first passing my test that freedom of driving became a bit overpowering, hence the handbreak turns, u gotta try it at one point, and hey in the snow ur handbrake almost becomes a novelty in wide open car parks.

Hah yeah, when i had my old mk1 punto, i was doing some handys in the snow in a wide open carpark, cant beat it. 180's here n there, lol.

 

[mickmartin16]

cant beat front wheel drifting. true fiat style