13-02-17, 01:03 AM
(11-02-17, 03:22 PM)celticdog link Wrote: The best pal of the missus has an old honda jazz which has been a great runner for many years, however she says that the handbrake isn't working on hills. As usual I've been volunteered (press ganged) into helping.
I took it for a run and to be honest I can't find much wrong, you can't push the car on the flat with the handbrake on but if it's on a steep hill you can. Don't get me wrong, the brake still holds. I'm beginning to think she doesn't pull up the handbreak far enough. As it's a disc pad hanbrake I'm loathe to tinker with the actual cables Anyone any ideas on the one? ta much Will
If it is as you say really old car sometimes the hand brake cables just need adjusting, as they tend to stretch over time. The first thing to look at is how far does the handbrake lever pull up from the fully down position? If it's quite a way up it could just need adjusting. Once levers start to pull past the 90 degree stage they are ineffective, so no matter how hard you pull the brake lever you are exerting little to no force. A lot of jap cars have the cable adjustment on the back of the handbrake lever it's self,
Tunnel off and you will most likely find one adjustment nut with a lock nut against it connected to a sort of see-saw arrangement with the cables that go to the back wheels connected to either end of the see-saw lever.
To be sure just Google how to adjust handbrake on a Honda Jazz it may possibly come up with a YouTube video.