stoocake
New member
Hello all, I'm new to the forum so hello, and it'll be good to get to know you all.
I recently bought a 95 Barchetta without an MOT - I know, brave...but it's only failed on the handbrake. It's recording only 14% effort either side.
Tonight I stripped the brakes to have a look and did the following
-Re-greased the sliding pins, all nice and free now
-Took the disk off, sanded down both sides as there was a little surface rust
-Scrubbed the pads as they were a little corroded too
-Checked the NS caliper (ran out of time for OS) and the piston turns freely with a wind-back tool
-Took the arm rest off and adjusted the cable to it's tightest
This last step definitely activated the handbrake even when it was off, so there's enough adjustment in the cable, but even so, with the cable as tight as it will go, and 6-7 clicks on the handbrake, I could still turn the rear wheel with a breaker bar.
Any ideas why this would happen? The NS caliper is relatively new and still shiny - the OS is older but I'll try and get a look at that one over the weekend.
Thanks,
Stoocake
I recently bought a 95 Barchetta without an MOT - I know, brave...but it's only failed on the handbrake. It's recording only 14% effort either side.
Tonight I stripped the brakes to have a look and did the following
-Re-greased the sliding pins, all nice and free now
-Took the disk off, sanded down both sides as there was a little surface rust
-Scrubbed the pads as they were a little corroded too
-Checked the NS caliper (ran out of time for OS) and the piston turns freely with a wind-back tool
-Took the arm rest off and adjusted the cable to it's tightest
This last step definitely activated the handbrake even when it was off, so there's enough adjustment in the cable, but even so, with the cable as tight as it will go, and 6-7 clicks on the handbrake, I could still turn the rear wheel with a breaker bar.
Any ideas why this would happen? The NS caliper is relatively new and still shiny - the OS is older but I'll try and get a look at that one over the weekend.
Thanks,
Stoocake