Handbrake slipped when parking
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Handbrake slipped when parking
Hi everyone, not posted for a very long time with a young family and a "so far" relatively reliable Xantia I haven't had the time or need to. Anyway parking the car yesterday I pulled on the handbrake all ok then released it to roll forward a little, when pulling it up it slipped and went up a lot higher. It still bites very well (hill starts not a problem) but the travel is far too much. Before I go out into the freezing cold does anyone know where to start. I don't want to start jacking the car up etc if I need to start inside the car. As always any help / advise much appreciated.
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handbrake cables look an absolute pest to replace but in reality it's an absolute doddle. Always nice when a job that looks hard turns out simple; so often a job looks simple but proves to be anything but
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I'll second that, Jim. I messed about for ages trying to bodge a new end on a cable on previous car thinking it would be a 'mare to change. Had to fit new one for the MOT and was almost speechless to find it took <1 hour, and that included getting the axle stands back from under the Visa!citrojim wrote:handbrake cables look an absolute pest to replace but in reality it's an absolute doddle. Always nice when a job that looks hard turns out simple; so often a job looks simple but proves to be anything but
Just watch if it's the near side cable and the car is a 110 HDi or 2.0T - these need a longer cable not supplied by the aftermarket....
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