wasn't to sure where to put this thread..

I have tightned my handbreak cable (sierra) though if i pull on the handbreak hard, eg parked on a hil, it slips! How can i tighten it so that it doesn't slip or is the answer - don't pull to hard!

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dont if that picture will work, i cant remeber how you do it!!

nah didnt work, in my archive its - hadbreak cable

Handbreak cable

Are the normal brakes bled properly? Unless they're working properly the handbrake auto-adjuster can't compensate.... If so its usually a case of pulling hard enough

I have the same problem, the plastic cable tightner things on the sierra cable just slip....

Really want to convert it to the VAG solution...using threaded style cables... (morse type I think)

Slacken the cable right back and let the self-adjusters work.

RTFM

With Disc rears you can knacker the self-adjuster if you tension the cable too much,.

[Edited on 22/5/07 by britishtrident]

I assume that what you are refering to, is that after you have adjusted the cable, if you pull hard on the handbrake the adjuster slips back along the threaded section? Have you, after adjusting, made sure that the locking nut is fully tightened against the back of the adjusting nut, this effectively doubles the amount of thread, making it harder for it to pull through. HTH Ray

Further to the previous replies I have been advised that the handbrake won't adjust up properly until the hydraulics are properly set up and bled. I did the same thing, set up the handbrake on dry calipers and wondered why it didn't work !

Simon