[Rovernet] P6 Handbrake Adjustment

[roger matheson]

Hi Gordon,

If the ajusters in each calliper are working then you should not need  new 
pads until they are worn out and the thickness of the braking material is 
approaching the metal backing plate.  The purpose of the handbrake cable 
ajustment is to fully operate the linkages on the front of each calliper 
especially after new pads have been fitted.  If both sets of linkages do not 
fully move through there travel then the ajusters in the callipers won't 
work correctly.  You can assess  this by watching the linkages move 
underneath as an assistant operates the handbrake lever.  Or swop roles if 
desired.  Dirt and wear may impede movement. So this is where ajustment of 
the cable / cleaning is required.  Assuming the linkages are moving 
correctly but no improvement in hte handbrake lever, then the fault is with 
the ajusters in the callipers  This can be checked with the hanbrake off and 
assessing the gap betwen the pad material and the disk.  It should be 
minimal and the pad should be just touching the disk.  If there is an 
appreciable gap then clearly the ajusters are not working and you need to go 
into the callipers.  If you want assistance with diagnosis then happy to 
help

Roger in Oz.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gordon Harrower" <gharrower200 at gmail.com>
To: "Rovernet" <rovernet at rovernet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 5:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Rovernet] P6 Handbrake Adjustment


> Gents,
>
> Thanks for your thoughts.  I took a look under there and it seems I need
> new pads, which probably has something to do with it.
>
> On another note, I'm still getting a bad judder in third gear, even after
> tightening all mounts.  Any thoughts?
>
> Gordon.
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 8:45 AM, Alan Francis <partviking1 at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> Gordon,
>>
>> There is an adjuster on the Girling cable,unfortunately it's often masked
>> by the  exhaust so can be a bit of a pain to reach.
>>
>> You'll find it between the back of the gearbox and the front of the diff
>> extension just follow the cable from the back of the lever till you spot
>> it.
>>
>> Often the cable has stretched to the point where there is no more
>> adjustment left and you cannot adjust it where it links to the calipers 
>> so
>> the only alternative is a new one.
>>
>> I have been trying to source a NOS Dunlop cable but sadly these are much,
>> much rarer and don't think i've ever seen one on Ebay.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Alan
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 1:27 PM, Gordon Harrower <gharrower200 at gmail.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > The handbrake lever on my '68 TC now pulls up very high.  The handbrake
>> > still holds, but I don't trust it.  I've read that the P6 handbrake 
>> > isn't
>> > adjustable, but how do I correct this problem?  I'm sorry if it's been
>> > covered before, but I haven't found it if it has.
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