1. Put drivers seat all the way back and with a 1/4 inch extended 10mm socket, undo the adjuster nut (which is just under the handbrake lever) so there is plenty of laxity in the handbrake cable
2. Chock front wheels, jack rear up, take rear tyres off, handbrake off, car in neutral (you can chuck the tyre under the car incase it falls off the jack)
3. take rear brake calipers off , (1/2 inch 19mm socket works best) Undo the 2 bolts holding caliper on. If your not familiar with how the pads fit into the caliper then now is a good time to check because it is easy to accidently bump them out.
4. Pull the disc rotor off and check the inside of the drum where the pad rubs. Clean all the dirt, dust and rust out from inside the drum surface. use a wire brush and compressed air, dont breath in the crap,
5. at the bottom of the drum pad assembly is a bolt with a skinny nut with lots of slots cut into the side of it. This is the handbrake adjuster nut/cog.
6. with a small flat head screw driver and hammer, tap the adjuster nut around (as you adjust the nut the drum pads expand and hit the inner surface of the rotor hub). Every turn or 2, push the rotor back on until you can only just get it on. This will be pretty close to the correct adjustment
7. you can still adjust the little nut with the rotor on, There is a hole in the rotor (it may have a rubber grommet in it. Turn the rotor until the little hole is at the bottom, Adjust nut if you need to with a flat head screwdriver
8. WHEN DOING THE OTHER SIDE THE ADJUSTER NUT GOES THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
9. re assemble, check handbrake, re adjust 10mm nut under handbrake cable if needed, repeat steps 2-8 if needed
how do i adjust the handbrake of a hyudai elantra 1998 model
Which year?
with a spanner.
Try looking under the middle console in your car, you should be able to adjust your handbrake from there
fit an anchor
i dont no
Cable underneath has a nut(s) to adjust.
Put the handbrake on and lift the rubber flap up just below the lever. Beneath that will be a 10mm nut, tighten that to adjust handbrake. 1993 micra should be about 5-7 clicks
Adjuster is underneath the van close to the handbrake itself. Pit or hoist advisable
I have the same car. I just realize it has a automatic handbrake when shift the gear to park
It is very easy to adjust the handbrake on a Vectra C. All you need to do is remove the rear console and release the handbrake. Under the handbrake is a cable with a white end fitting, push down the end fitting onto the plastic locking device. Then pull the lever and it will be adjusted.
Remove handbrake gator and tighten exposed nut at the end of the handbrake.