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[Shackeng]

The TD passed its MOT yesterday. Wahay!!! A few advisories, one of which is the small rubber gaiters on the handbrake cables where they exit the the tubes. Having not had the handbrake cables off, are these easy to replace?

[ozzycat]

i didnt think you could replace these they only come with the new cables or am i wrong you could make somthing up and wrap around the cables

[Seth]

Am sure that these gaiters are part of the handbrake cable 'assembly' Chris ... well, sure as I can be ... as I cannut see how it would be possible to slide 'em over the yokes!

A parts catalogue should/would confirm though? ... just a (well-intentioned) thought!

[05omegav6]

The cable assembly is easy enough to change, but best done on a ramp to give the best access as the heatshields need to be removed Pattern cables are sub £40 iirc

[Shackeng]

The cable assembly is easy enough to change, but best done on a ramp to give the best access as the heatshields need to be removed Pattern cables are sub £40 iirc

Thanks Al.

[RobG]

  http://www.eurocarparts.com/  put 108720198 in search box. At the checkout use promo offer code aoccom25 for 25 percent off.
Full price is £26.34

[05omegav6]

That's cheapy cheap cheap I know I was pleasantly surprised with the cost of mine

[Shackeng]

  http://www.eurocarparts.com/  put 108720198 in search box. At the checkout use promo offer code aoccom25 for 25 percent off.
Full price is £26.34

Cheers Rob

[Shackeng]

I suppose more to the point, could further damage to these be a MOT fail issue?

[05omegav6]

I suppose more to the point, could further damage to these be a MOT fail issue?

Sad but true basically, the plastic sheath wears against the outer casing, allowing water in. This then rots the cable, which expands and welds itself to the outer casing, eventually it breaks

Expect the nearside to give up first

[Nick W]

Or the water freezes and the handbrake won't release.
Happens a lot on Fiats and Alfas.

[Shackeng]

I suppose more to the point, could further damage to these be a MOT fail issue?

Sad but true basically, the plastic sheath wears against the outer casing, allowing water in. This then rots the cable, which expands and welds itself to the outer casing, eventually it breaks

Expect the nearside to give up first

But presumably only a fail if the handbrake does not work?

[05omegav6]

True, but with a seized cable there is a very limited amount of available movement of the outer sheath on its brackets

[Shackeng]

 

[terry paget]

I should slacken off the cable adjuster, pull the inner cables out the wheel end, clean them, grease them, and readjust. Should last years more.
 If they do seize up, then change them. I always have spare pull off springs handy, they can be hard to get out, if they are I cut them off.
MOT testers love issuing advisory notes, it impresses Swansea. They always advise me 'sill covers fitted'. Seems hardly worth saying, but there you go. On another occasion he advised 'toe bar not fitted'. Quite true, I thought. I could list other things not fitted, but so what?