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Post by durty » 17 Oct 2008 06:47 am

Greetings from new zealand

I need to adjust the handbrake in my 1985 360 as it only just comes on at the very top of the ratchet

how do i adjust it as i need to fix it for my warrent of fitness tomorrow(our version of MOT)

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Post by classicswede » 17 Oct 2008 06:51 am

From memory it can be adjusted on the hand brake lever. Where the cable comes through you can tighten the nut (10 mm?) to pull more tension on the cable.
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Post by durty » 17 Oct 2008 07:13 am

hmmmm, mine definately doesnt have a nut there, my haynes manual says it should but it doesnt

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Post by classicswede » 17 Oct 2008 07:26 am

Have you taken the trim off to get to it?
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Post by durty » 17 Oct 2008 07:28 am

yup, stripped everything down, even pulled the carpet away

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Post by cheshire190e » 17 Oct 2008 11:09 am

hi,

If you get under the car, you will see the handbrake cable going into a clamp which then goes to both back wheels,

\
O--------------------handbrake cable
/


abit like that ^ haha

anyways, where the handbrake cable goes into this clamp its held by a nut, just tighten that up a bit. be carefull not to overtighten it though.

Hope this helps

Matt
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Post by durty » 17 Oct 2008 11:41 am

hmmmm, i cant get under the car very easily, seems to be a bit hard to get to

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Post by cheshire190e » 17 Oct 2008 12:20 pm

you should be able to tighten it without jacking the car up, i did mine and my car is lowered as well.

its above the gearbox, if you reach under the car from the right hand side that is where you will see it.

hope you get it sorted
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Post by durty » 17 Oct 2008 08:54 pm

got it as tight as i could and it marginally passed the test.

may need a new cable as maybe its streched, oh well, will be fine for the next 6 months

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Post by cheshire190e » 17 Oct 2008 09:52 pm

ah well the mot is all that matters for now.

glad you got it through :)
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Post by kaos » 17 Oct 2008 10:48 pm

volvo spec is 4 clicks. up on the lever and tight as feck on the cable.

but i thought the 360 had a different system?
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Post by daffodil » 18 Oct 2008 06:20 pm

always adjust the rear shoes before adjusting cable

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Post by cheshire190e » 18 Oct 2008 06:39 pm

i thought the shoes were self adjusting on the ratchet mechanism?
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Post by kaos » 18 Oct 2008 07:07 pm

daffodil wrote:always adjust the rear shoes before adjusting cable
theres no adjusment on these. the cable is the only adjusting point.

unless some one cares to prove me wrong. i know my 340 doesnt for sure.
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Post by jtbo » 18 Oct 2008 10:21 pm

cheshire190e wrote:i thought the shoes were self adjusting on the ratchet mechanism?
This is how I have learned it too, not sure about first ones, though. Those could have been different as self adjusting was new thing at some point in history :)
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