Clio 97 1.2 handbrake | Technical matters | Back Room Forum

Reviews
Best Cars To Buy
Ask HJ
- See all Ask HJ questions
Real MPG
- Find your Real MPG
- Best MPG Cars for 2025
News
Advice
Help & Tools
Free car valuation
- Get a FREE valuation
- How to sell your car
Cars For Sale
- Used cars for sale
- New cars for sale
Profile
Log out
Log in
New account

Sun 17 Apr 2005 16:20

Clio 97 1.2 handbrake - JonL

The handbrake on my wife's Clio has become ineffective to the point that it's dangerous. I've taken a drum off and there is 5 mm left on the shoes and the wheel cylinder looks ok. This makes me think the handbrake needs adjustment or new cable? How do I go about adjusting the handbrake? Any advice appreciated. Thanks Jon

Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Sun 17 Apr 2005 20:10

Clio 97 1.2 handbrake - Civic8

Are you sure rear brake self adjusters are working correctly.Often found that cable is ok but adjusters need manual adjustment..How many clicks on H/B ratchet do you get to fully on?..
--
Steve

Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Mon 18 Apr 2005 00:00

Clio 97 1.2 handbrake - JonL

Hi Steve - ratchet as far as it can go and still won't hold the car on an incline. How do I do a manual adjustment?

Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Mon 18 Apr 2005 09:56

Clio 97 1.2 handbrake - Civic8

Not certain on clio.But usualy would be at rear of handbrake lever. ie need to remove the trim around it to access adjusters.
--
Steve

Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Mon 18 Apr 2005 11:57

Clio 97 1.2 handbrake - sierraman

You may find it is the supposed auto adjusters in the drum,had the same prob with my car.Raise a rear wheel and spin it .You should hear the drum just catching the shoes.If not pull the drum off,or there may be an aperture giving access to the adjuster on the backplate,and ease the adjuster out a little.Put drum back on and spin again.Ensure brake is not binding,repeat on other side.Can be a right fiddle,it took me ages to get my h/brake to hold on a hill.I also had to replace the shoes even though the old ones did not seem much worn,but they would not hold no matter how I adjusted them.

Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Mon 18 Apr 2005 19:34

Clio 97 1.2 handbrake - Civic8

Make sure the rear shoes are adjusted before H/B/cable..I would also advise giving the brake drums/shoes a rub with medium grade emery cloth.As they may be glazed where the shoes rub on inside of drum.
--
Steve

Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Related questions

Can I fit runflats to my BMW 1 Series?

I have recently purchased a BMW 118d cabriolet on sensible 16-inch wheels with 205 55 16 tyres. These are not run flats but I do not trust the tyre repair and inflation kit to work and know that you have...

Is one missing wheel nut now an MoT fail?

Is one missing wheel nut now an MoT fail? On a similar subject, can you still have an MoT a month before and still use the car even if it fails (unless it's considered unroadworthy) or has that changed...

Is a tyre with sidewall damage safe?

Recently I hit a kerb with my front offside tyre on a badly lit road where the pavement had been built out on a corner and when I inspected it the following day there was a 50mm strip of rubber partially...

Do I need to replace both rear tyres on my car at the same time?

I bought a second-hand Range Rover Velar where three of the tyres have 7mm of tread left but the offside rear tyre is down to 3mm. The garage says this one ideally needs replacing but there is no problem...