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Title: Another year!
Post by: danzigfan on 27 February 2016, 09:21:47

Passed MOT today :y with advisory on handbrake only ::) She'll keep cruising on motorway for another year.

Title: Re: Another year!
Post by: Varche on 27 February 2016, 09:46:39

Result :y

There is a good guide on handbrake maintenance OR you can just tighten the cable...

Title: Re: Another year!
Post by: danzigfan on 27 February 2016, 09:54:35

Only cable tightening won't do it, there was too big difference between left an right side....I"ll need to take it apart...I will....some day this year ;D

Title: Re: Another year!
Post by: sjc on 27 February 2016, 10:15:21

Nice one - another happy year!

It's usually the individual wheel adjusters that need attention rather than tightening the cable - very easy to tell if there is excess "slack" in the cable, but if there isn't much then tightening it usually just causes the shoe operating levers reach their maximum travel before the shoes meet the drum.  In my experience anyway  ;)

Title: Re: Another year!
Post by: YZ250 on 27 February 2016, 10:17:15

Nice one.  :y

Gives you almost a year to do the jobs that you thought you might need to do this year.  :)

Title: Re: Another year!
Post by: danzigfan on 27 February 2016, 10:24:39

Haven't done a slitest work on it from last april....beside oil, filters etc....but I replaced cam/aux belt, tensioners, rear sprins, cam covers and then cam gaskets (5 times ::) :-X ) , breather cleaning and much more from february to april last year so....yes, she deserved it :y

Title: Re: Another year!
Post by: EMD on 27 February 2016, 10:35:40

Result  :y All that blood sweat and tears paid off   :D :y

Title: Re: Another year!
Post by: danzigfan on 27 February 2016, 10:37:38

Yes, finally ;D

Title: Re: Another year!
Post by: Varche on 27 February 2016, 10:47:23

Quote from: Varche on 27 February 2016, 09:46:39

Result :y

There is a good guide on handbrake maintenance OR you can just tighten the cable...

Just my humour... best of course to follow the guide

Title: Re: Another year!
Post by: danzigfan on 27 February 2016, 13:15:49

I got it Varche, I got it don't worry ;)