View Full Version : Handbrake cable....
matt_vaughan
01-04-09, 08:34 PM
I know it's a little amaeturish but I've never actually done one yet....
Mine snapped today, so how long you lot rekon it'll take me to change it tomorow?
Could do with knowing so I can try fit it in before college.
brainsnova
01-04-09, 08:34 PM
30 mins max drums off and away you go. seen as it your first id allow an hour and do it after college
matt_vaughan
01-04-09, 08:40 PM
arent there a few parts to the cable, sorry for ignorance on this, never looked at them on novas.
I think it's the main one fromt the handle to the splitter that's gone.
Ive got to do this aswell, seriously 30-60mins?
make sure you keep the wheel bearings clean when you take the drums off, or they will knacker up in a short while.
mikey14sr
01-04-09, 09:40 PM
The adjuster (thread on the end of the short cable) tends to seize within about 5 mins of being fitted so will need lots of wd40 and maybe a little heat to get it moving again. Other than that fairly simple job.
16v Nova Kev
01-04-09, 09:50 PM
pain in the ass getting the drums back on again tho
let_nova
01-04-09, 09:57 PM
pain in the ass getting the drums back on again tho
meh squash the pistons in, get the calipers central, drum on. jobe done
16v Nova Kev
01-04-09, 10:05 PM
you can do mine then beeatch lol
theres 2 parts a short cable and a long one - they link at the centre yolk over the rear axle. Took me a couple of shours due to the join being seized to feck plus I was working on a Nova half mounted on a high curb and it decided to pish it down mid way through sending a torrent of water down the drain which happened tobe right under my car!
Make sure you replace the split pins on the drums with new ones (Obviously).
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