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Handbrake maintenance

Punto 2012+ Handbrake maintenance

  • Thread starter varesecrazy
  • Start date Jan 9, 2023
Guide Gallery Discussion

Handbrake adjustment

A group of pics and hints for the 199 bodied puntos 2007/17
Next page: Basics before you start >
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  • Feb 3, 2023
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This is a complete night,are of a Jo if you have the armrest, Fiat put a big metal cage over the handbrake components to mount the armrest to.
 
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Beware that cables are in short and long versions,
shop around.. As pricing is random
 
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Where is the "maintenance" part in this "Guide"?
You "adjust" something...based on what?

You should take a "roller" test (MOT station) and then fix things.
Collect data and make a plot like that.
mot-braking_force_differences-jpg.217787

mot-braking_force-jpg.217786

That's a maintenance.

As for cables - use ePER (left/right cables are a bit different). Mind the cable mounts/supports (if rusty, flexible, it will spoil the handbrake).
Avoid cheap brands (like "MaxGear", absolute garbage). Self-adjusters must be original (due to bimetal strip and overall performance).
 
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