HOW DO YOU ADJUST THE HANDBRAKE ON A E2???

[B4D HK]

MY HANDBRAKE LEVER GOES RIGHT TO THE TOP WHEN PULLED UP. IM STRUGLING TO FIND WHERE TO ADJUST IT FROM...........

IVE LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND CANT SEE ANYTHING......

IS IT LOCATED INSIDE THE CAR UNDER THE ARMREST CONSOLE?
WHAT NEEDS TO COME OFF?

ALSO ONCE LOCATED IS IT EASY TO DO ?

ANY TIPS?

THANKS IN ADVANCE

[E3GSR]

its on the back of the handbrake lever m8.10mm long reach socket on an extension down the hole in the console where the lever is and turn it clockwise to tighten.dead easy 5 min job.hope this helps you m8.
neil

[petbeemer]

its automatic on the rear calipers,if they are free enough and setup well it will self adjust,the 10mm in the center console just takes slack out of the cable

[strangley brown]

just an extra question on this 1
need to change my cables cos i cant adjust them any more
is it an easy job no pulling the car apart i mean
or should i put aside the whole day

[petbeemer]

Originally Posted by strangley brown

just an extra question on this 1
need to change my cables cos i cant adjust them any more
is it an easy job no pulling the car apart i mean
or should i put aside the whole day

Cliff
its fairly easy to do,just disconnect them at the brakes and a series of 12mm along the trailing arms and in front of the tank,take the rear seat out and lift the carpet,take the cubby hole out from around the lever and you should get to them all from there,think there around £40 each for the rears from mitsi and £20 for the joining one

[strangley brown]

thank you :-)
job for the weekend
camskill me thinks for the left &right the little 1 is mitzi only
mite do a photo walk thru if its any good for any body ????

[Gazzor]

Originally Posted by strangley brown

thank you :-)
job for the weekend
camskill me thinks for the left &right the little 1 is mitzi only
mite do a photo walk thru if its any good for any body ????

As has been said these are self adjusting, tightening the cable is the wrong way to do it :???: it just makes your cables too short, what you need to do is back off all the adjusters on the cable and then start the engine and pump your calipers, this will move the internal mechanism in the pistons and take up the slack, then tighten the cable back up, job done without the need for new cables :-)