Handbrake adjustment

Shocks, springs, anything to do with the running gear

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threepot
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Handbrake adjustment

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HI GUYS. attempted to adjust h/brake today,didnt see any adjuster nut on h/brake lever? My car is 1999 2ltr hdi.
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lozz
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Re: Handbrake adjustment

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you will have to crawl under the car, :(

adjuster is at the middle rear .
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Re: Handbrake adjustment

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threepot wrote:HI GUYS. attempted to adjust h/brake today,didnt see any adjuster nut on h/brake lever? My car is 1999 2ltr hdi.
Not all of them had the adjuster nut on the lever itself; certainly not the D8's.
As Lozz says you'll have to crawl under the car to get to the other cable adjuster; it'll probably be rusted up if not touched for a while so you may have to replace the cables.
See here for the KB article on handbrake adjustment!
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there :(
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