smoog83 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 Failed mot today on handbrake issue ,oh well ill have to adjust it proply over the weekend .We all know how stupid mechanism is in there .Done it before ill do it again and again hope adjustment will be enough , but except that my babby is all fine which im happy )))) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggy Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 I'm sure you will sort it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briano Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 haha mine passed and all he had to say was "here that things shooting the crows" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alistair_GT Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 The handbrake mech on the 6 is junk, one of the rare bits that isn't well designed. It's far too complicated and a pain to work on...I wish it just used the rear calipers with a lever that pushes the pads to the disc like a lot of cars have... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briano Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 The handbrake mech on the 6 is junk, one of the rare bits that isn't well designed. It's far too complicated and a pain to work on...I wish it just used the rear calipers with a lever that pushes the pads to the disc like a lot of cars have... funny enough my van has the same system (LT35 VW) and sometimes the handbrake works brilliant and others its like the celica, feels tight but will roll down the hill on you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoog83 Posted December 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 (edited) funny enough my van has the same system (LT35 VW) and sometimes the handbrake works brilliant and others its like the celica, feels tight but will roll down the hill on you pain in ass all morning saturday ,sunday and today was cleaning calipers ,drums and whole that bloody mechanism in them ,ive adjust it several times .and as u said mate sometimes holds tight but other time when i took it for spin and try to park uphill car roll dow .dnt know what happening in there .it may be the brake lines coz shoes looks fine ...or i dnt know , i just fed up and fact that she needs new clutch spoil my mood as well .I promise to myself if she pass mot ill do clutch and keep her but now evrything complicate .So now if i go to garage to sort out brakes it may cost me lots of money .i need quote for that so clutch 229 (got quote already) plus brakes 100-200 ish God knows and in total will be too much. im thinking of braking her .ill try to put some list of parts and if will be enough interest ill brake my heart but ill do it and get myself 300zx Edited December 5, 2011 by smoog83 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggy Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 pain in ass all morning saturday ,sunday and today was cleaning calipers ,drums and whole that bloody mechanism in them ,ive adjust it several times .and as u said mate sometimes holds tight but other time when i took it for spin and try to park uphill car roll dow .dnt know what happening in there .it may be the brake lines coz shoes looks fine ...or i dnt know , i just fed up and fact that she needs new clutch spoil my mood as well .I promise to myself if she pass mot ill do clutch and keep her but now evrything complicate .So now if i go to garage to sort out brakes it may cost me lots of money .i need quote for that so clutch 229 (got quote already) plus brakes 100-200 ish God knows and in total will be too much. im thinking of braking her .ill try to put some list of parts and if will be enough interest ill brake my heart but ill do it and get myself 300zx 300zx,s can be expensive to maintain i would think..prob handbrake cables seizing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoog83 Posted December 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Hm dnt know i need to visit garage for that .Yeah Zeds might be but insurance is cheaper as its classic .this is im actually thiking of http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-300ZX-SWB-SLICKTOP-TWIN-TURBO-MANUAL-NISMO-WHEELS-SUPRA-SKYLINE-200SX-/250943983445?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3a6d6d4f55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggy Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Hm dnt know i need to visit garage for that .Yeah Zeds might be but insurance is cheaper as its classic .this is im actually thiking of http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-300ZX-SWB-SLICKTOP-TWIN-TURBO-MANUAL-NISMO-WHEELS-SUPRA-SKYLINE-200SX-/250943983445?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3a6d6d4f55 his feedback isnt very good...I have my gen 6 on a specialist policy (limited mileage) very cheap.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoog83 Posted December 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 that zed is just one of the options .i rather buy myself gt4 but then i wont get money from my car as ill keep n swap few bits .ill try to change hand brake lines maybe ( is it diy job ? ) also previous quote 229 from mr clutch has rised up as bloke called me (oh computer made mistake sir ur quote will be 319 )lol .another point is that i fed up of putting money into car which looks nice but is too slow for me :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggy Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 that zed is just one of the options .i rather buy myself gt4 but then i wont get money from my car as ill keep n swap few bits .ill try to change hand brake lines maybe ( is it diy job ? ) also previous quote 229 from mr clutch has rised up as bloke called me (oh computer made mistake sir ur quote will be 319 )lol .another point is that i fed up of putting money into car which looks nice but is too slow for me :-( Depends what your like with the spanners really.You could ask Mark3 for a price?was looking for pics of your car? is there any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briano Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 you can do the handbrake cables yourself funny enough on motorway today one of my cables gave up and i got the crazy rumble (the one that makes you think a wheels about to fall off) cables come in 3 parts, front part (which will be fine - dont worry about this) rear left - always siezes rear right - as above leave a gen 6 with its handbrake on for a few weeks and your in trouble the adjusters are made of alu (dont ask why) and these corrode and form a solid lump stopping the cable moving freely. only option really is to replace, they are about £50ish each and if you know how to take the rear discs off then its pretty self explanatory how to fit the cables take it to a garage and factor in about 2 hours labour at least for 1 cable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoog83 Posted December 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 lol actually zed seller dsnt have good feedbacks . got few pics in my profile gallery .and thx for info regarding cables .if i wont make it i got friend mechanic whos not gonna rip me off for that :-) off to ebay .Ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggy Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 You can get cables from brakeparts.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azza1984 Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 yeah handbrake cables can be done DIY but for the love of god get ramps i done mine on my back and it was raw afterwards, the main problem is the exhaust runs right over the equiliser and also has a heat shield covering it, once its in, its just routing it and bolting it back in place. after doing mine the handbrake was sooooo much nice and didnt just flop around it springs down when releasing like it should!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggy Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 yeah handbrake cables can be done DIY but for the love of god get ramps i done mine on my back and it was raw afterwards, the main problem is the exhaust runs right over the equiliser and also has a heat shield covering it, once its in, its just routing it and bolting it back in place. after doing mine the handbrake was sooooo much nice and didnt just flop around it springs down when releasing like it should!. You couldn't really do the cables on ramps as you need the rear wheels of.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azza1984 Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 the garage i normally pinch ramps off has a jack that slides under the car and can jack it upp off the ramps, it would kinda get in the way but itd be worth it to keep the skin on your back haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoog83 Posted December 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 i just left car in mrclutch garage for clutch change but price killing me anyway also ordered brake cables from page u gave me bigb ,cheers matey they were cheaper than any other place .hopefully friday get car back .over the weekend do the cables and still got 5 days to put it on mot again .I couldnt brake her as yet .too much time ,money and passion ive put into that car to kill it on scrapyard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoog83 Posted December 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 btw little guide about brake lines plzzz .so i know i need to remove drums then obviusly i cn c brake line end but where is the other end of it ? is all the work goes under the car or it meets front cable part near handbrake leaver inside the car ? do i need to remove centre console etc ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azza1984 Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 (edited) You need to be under the car, the cable is 3 parts, 1st part comes from inside the car (handbrake lever) out to the equiliser under the car, 2nd and 3rd part forks off from the equiliser to the right and left cables you have to remove the heatshield above the centre bit of the exhaust to get access and the cables are just bolted to the body in a couple places only thing u have to do is slacken off the adjuster inside the car to make it a little bit easier to remove the cables Edited December 8, 2011 by azza1984 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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