how hard/easy are these to adjust as mine has seen better days....

also hydrolic handbrakes for shits and giggles.... how hard are they to plumb in??

Cheers
Sam

Climb under the back of the car, above the gearbox you'll see where the handbrake cable splits into two. On that is a bolt that sticks out at a 30 degree angle. Should be a 13, just tighten that up until it naturally springs back against the car floor.

thank you very much

Hi guys.

Can you show me a picture of how the handbrake cable on 340 is attached to the suspension beam next to a wheel?
I see a bracket but only the most narrow part of the cable's shell fits into it, making it impossible to fit a clip anywhere near.
Maybe i should bend a bracket a little to enlarge the hole so the metal part of the cable's shell fits inside and i could fit a clip on it?





Restoring a handbrake system which was removed by previous owner and broke my head already around that place without a reference.

i can't find the place anywhere for the the clip #5 from the pic.


Also, does the part #4 from the pic above just hangs on the suspension beam? It seems to fit but because it's so flimsy im not very sure i put that thing right.

A couple of points and pics to help:

Part "4", The cable support wires should be sprung into holes in the front and rear of that support beam, I'll sort a pic out later.

End of cable should look something like this assembled:

DSCF1287 by macplaxton, on Flickr

Thank you very much

Hi..that really easy hand brake setup for 343.. if 360 you have to open brake drum..which is pain in the..whatever.. my question is still related to this topic..what is the best replacement for hand brake cable. "From the hand brake to the hooks that have a side pin." I can't adjust it anymore..i kept tighten the nut until it's out of thread..any help is appreciated..

where can i buy this cable? i can't find it here. I really need the cable second hand will do. thanks

Hey man,
Is this something different from the hand brake cables which you can still get on ebay. There are cabley type of specialists who advertise on the web, etc,.... But Zack, this is such a dumb answer I can't believe I am writing it....
Ta bog.

hey man, long time not hear from you.. on the circumstances of the matter it's a dumb question.. i got from scrapyard..hey man..how to adjust the hand brake cable..from haynes manual, it said to before adjusting the nut from below the car, i need to pull the hand brake up to 7 notches, the i tighten the nut until the wheel wont turn, but before that, i need to press the brake several times for the brake to self adjust.. after i press it.. and tighten the nut, the wheel still spining..

Hello again, have you made sure that where the lever goes through the brake back-plate, the lever is not jammed with rust since this is a very common place for rust to mess-up the brakes...



... something like this, but this is from a 340, although the 360 is similar.

Hi, yes..i double check the placement of the self adjust lever mechanism, it's wicked engineering.. actually before I press the brake, I can remove the drum in and out easily.. but after I press the brake padel several times, the lever starts doing it's job, turning the gear and pushing the brake shoe wider..(i'm doing it with the brake drum removed)..but I can't put back the brake drum..which meant it's working..but if I redo again the process with the drum in place..the wheel still spinning..

Zack - if the cable you need is the "early" front type that adjusts at the lever (rather than under the car) then try :-

http://www.skandix.de/en/spare-parts/br ... brake/530/

They are based in Germany and supply both OE and aftermarket parts - I've used them many times and always had really good service.

Regards - Mac

Hi mac, thanks for sharing the page..i suppose I won't need to shop one, I have got it from scrapyard, and already installed it. I think I have check again, the placement of brake shoes and spring..maybe I wrongly positioned them..i've replaced the wheel cylinder pump..lucas brand.

Av a good read!









Mac.