my handbrake just BROKE!!! Please help!

killakornkobb where's that clutch?

1,663 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 19 Jul 2004, 8:00 pm

#204849

well i just moved my car, so i can romove the passenger seat for the upholsterer.. and as i put the hand brake on, the right cable broke, so i have an old car battery keeping my car from rolling into a wall!

anyone know how time consuming/hard/expensive fixing this is? should i do it myself.. or get a Pro to do it?

Tagedeezee Heezy

type82e Wolfsburg Wizard

591 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 19 Jul 2004, 8:46 pm

#204896

all depends how handy you are?
you need to jack up the right hand side
pull off the wheel
take off the brake drum
undo the cable
pull it out
grease up the new cable
slide it in
put drum and wheel back on
pull it out under the hand brake
re adjust and refit
if you have all the right tools ie 36mm socket for the axle nut
all depends how keen you are and how much time you have I guess
marcel

ph billet Officially Full-On Dubber

237 posts · joined Nov 2003 · 19 Jul 2004, 8:50 pm

#204902

not a hard job about 1 hour but do both sides as the other one will let go soon , Murphys law remove the carpets and brake drums un clip the old cable and fed the new one up to the hand brake handle and ajust . Type 82e you type faster than me

[Edited on 19-7-2004 by ph billet]

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killakornkobb where's that clutch?

1,663 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 19 Jul 2004, 9:47 pm

#204950

mmm.. no tools, no time, no parts.. seems i'll have to drive it to volkspower on saturday morning or somthing :|

Tagedeezee Heezy

ph billet Officially Full-On Dubber

237 posts · joined Nov 2003 · 19 Jul 2004, 10:03 pm

#204962

come on you gota geta little dirt on your hands boy get a little dirt on you hand . buy some tools , buysome parts , make some time and you will get the satisfaction of doing it yourself. PRICELESS.

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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,474 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 19 Jul 2004, 10:06 pm

#204966

save your self a lot of hassle and buy an idiots manual, i know it sounds stupid but its one of the best manuals cause of the detail of the pictures and instructions.

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aggri1 Insano Dub Head

824 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 21 Jul 2004, 11:48 am

#205572

I'll second the idiots manual and DIY-ers. Priceless.🙂

The Monash region (Mt Wav, Clayton, Oakleigh kinda district) libraries have several Muir VW manuals floating around. Lots of fun to read, too.

Cheers,
Aurel

VolksFolks Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,869 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 21 Jul 2004, 12:23 pm

#205583

Heres a piccie of where and what from the idiots guide

Andy

[Edited on 21-7-2004 by VolksFolks]

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