General Sei problems?

[SuicideUK]

Me and my brother took the car out earlier just down the road to make sure it was running ok. But there seems to be a problem with either the back brakes being too tight or the handbrake cable?

As we pull off the car dips a lot when the handbrake is off and squeaks as if there is something gripping onto the back. Also, on accelerating when you push the throttle, it'll go as normal, but the second you let go it REALLY pulls back like there is something constantly slowing it.

We also have a lil problem with the clutch, the gears are pretty hard to put in, and that's all of them. Maybe it could be the cable that needs to be adjusted?

Any ideas? How would I sort out the 2 cables? Do you think the brakes are the problem?

Cheers, Luke.

 

[rallycinq]

Check that the actuators move when you release the handbrake.

Adjust the clutch cable for easier gear selection.

Cheers

D

 

[SuicideUK]

I had a look on the faqs and found this

https://www.fiatforum.com/cinquecento-seicento-faqs/93876-cinq-sei-handbrake-issues.html

It does sound like my problem, but I'm considering anything, even that the brakes are just a bit unclean and need freeing up with brake cleaner =/

Luke.

 

[fingers99]

Much more likely to be the actuators. Get one person in the car, one lying down tooking at the spring attached to the handbrale cable by the rear drum. If the spring doesn't move while the one in the car works the handbrake, it's the actuator. Check both sides.

 

[SuicideUK]

I'll make sure I do this tomorrow, is this an expensive job? Can it be done yourself relatively easily?

Luke.

 

[rallycinq]

Looking costs nothing, repairing is quite simple, following the faqs.

Cheers

D

 

[SuicideUK]

Cheers, I'll have a look tomorrow and post back then.

Cheers guys.

Luke.

 

[fingers99]

Hardest bit is removing/replacing the brake springs. Kripit uses an old (strong) flat blade screwdriver with a notch cut in it. I'm buying a pair of brake spring pliers! Otherwise, it's just down to soaking the actuators in WD40, bashing them until the pivot is really slippy and working coppaslip into the pivot. (or replacing them.)

 

[Brooky]

or grip the end of the spring in some molegrips and tug/slide into position.

hard job and tiring, im going to discs so i never have to do the job again:devil:

 

[fingers99]

hard job and tiring,

Thanks for that, I thought it was old age catching up on me!

 

[SuicideUK]

I've been thinking of doing a rear disc conversion, you can use uno turbo discs as a straight fit right? Have you gotta change the drive shaft over too?

Luke.

 

[fingers99]

To do the rear disk conversion, first do the front disks! If you don't you are in unknown territory. You might run into imbalace issues.

There's a FAQ on all this, but: for the front, Alfa 155 disks, calipers off a Marea or suchlike. It's very easy. You need 14" wheels, and for tyre choice/price reasons. 6J if you can.

For the rears, you use Cinq front disks (your old ones if in good enough nick) and one of a bewildering variety of rear calipers. There's a lengthy and well researched thread by Kripit on this.

 

[randomizered]

These are the posts fingers99 mentioned:

How I removed my rear springs.


Rear caliper choices - use as a guide to help you.


Hope that helps

Kristian

 

[rallycinq]

I've been thinking of doing a rear disc conversion, you can use uno turbo discs as a straight fit right? Have you gotta change the drive shaft over too?

Luke.

Unless your cento is one of the xtremely rare 4x4 (Silsley) versions, there aint any driveshafts at the rear.

Cheers

D

 

[SuicideUK]

So typical, I'm a numpty lol.

I need to think before I post, cheers anyway rally.

Luke.