Mgb Handbrake Cable Adjustment

Everything is moving freely but the two year old cable is at the bottom of its adjustment.

Mgb handbrake cable adjustment.

Once this adjustment has been completed if the handbrake lever in the cabin is loose you can adjust the slack by removing the centre cubby box. There have been reports of new cables being incorrectly labelled and stud wheel axle cables being supplied for centre lock wheel axles which need a shorter cable. If the handbrake lever is coming up higher than it should it s an definite tell tale that adjustment is needed. If after this you have a flickering brake light consult this how to.

Brake inspection mgb sep 78 e clip installation tool for rear wheel cylinders driveline sep 03 o s e clip installation tool home made. Handbrake pdf catalogue page 110 the following parts are available in this group. Jun 79 hand brake adjustment mgb. Stock info sufficient stock low or 1 in stock out of stock.

Then tighten up the hand brake cable where it attaches to the hand brake under the car on the rh side of the transmission tunnel. Thank you for your understanding. Paul hunt i made a 1 1 2 extension slotted it so the inner cable goes through and put it at the handbrake end of the cable works fine and i have adjustment left. Apr 80 hand brake cable cc amgba mar 85 hand brake compensator.

There is an adjuster nut under it adjust until the lever returns to the rest position and the warning light stays off. In effect you have transferred the adjustment from the top adjuster to the bottom handbrake levers. It has the right part number but probably just is too. Mg mgb technical bad handbrake bbs discussion.

I d slacken the cable adjust with the backplate adjusters correctly locked then back 1 or 2 flats til wheel free then readjust the handbrake cable to 4 or 5 clicks. Midgets and late rubber bumper b s used rods rather than cables in places. Adjustment of rear drum brakes and handbrake note. In this note please read handbrake cable to be handbrake rod where relevant.