failed mot on handbrake

[bendee]

car failed its mot on the handbrake today so got it home and tightend the cable and rubbed the pads and disks down as they was glazed its defo better than before and it holds but it isnt good enough for handbrake turns ect.
so how do i know when its good enough to pass?

[katbloke]

you could try removing the pads and adjusting them by screwing the pistons out then try readjusting the handbrake cables to see if that might help

[white16valver]

I should have done all the above when mine failed but just took the easy (but expensive :() option of an exchange caliper from GSF and a new cable lol

[MAXIBOY]

only needs to be 15% efficient iirc but should be able to do handbrake turns really... might need the calipers re-conned...

[bendee]

i think the calipers are ok they work good im thinking its the pads and disks the disks arnt flat and the pads are about shot but it defo works better than before.

[white16valver]

only needs to be 15% efficient iirc but should be able to do handbrake turns really... might need the calipers re-conned...
Don't tell me that - they failed mine at 14% the other week, bastards :evil: LoL :lol:

[talkingfish]

mine failed on that too - they managed to adjust the handbrake cable enough to make it pass though....

[bendee]

ive left heatshield off for easy access to it lol il sweat talk them

[cooper]

for the mot the handbrake has got to b at least 16% efficency.

[bendee]

all sorted now :) didnt do to bad for saying its french lol

[MatBrown]

How did you get round the ABS light?


Mat.

[bendee]

took bulb out, also when doing this the bloody petrol warning light stopped working and temperature display is proper dim so trying to sort one thing led to two more things going wrong, but isnt that always the way with these cars lol