birdie205 0 Posted February 24, 2012 On my old avenger rally car it was possible to reverse the handbrake mechanism , to allow the button to be pressed in to park the car i.e. locked and become a fly off handbrake if you did not use the button, does anyone know if this setup is possible with the 205 handbrake and if so has anyone got details of how to do this ? cheers jon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,646 Posted February 24, 2012 it certainly is possible but I can;t remember how its done, its just a simple mod to the ratchet mechanism IIRC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cybernck 402 1 Cars Posted February 24, 2012 The alternative way would be to press the button and drill through the handle and button using a small drill bit. That way you could insert a nail or a pin in, to keep the button pressed and remove it when you want it back to normal. P.S. You should really leave the (rally) car in first gear or reverse when parking, as hot rear brakes will let go when they cool down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Fenton 1,536 Posted February 24, 2012 I did this mod to one of my Minis years ago, it works a treat, to lock handbrake you pull the lever up and press the button to dog in the ratchet pawl. To release the handbrake you pull the lever up briefly then drop it. The rest of the time its a flyoff. I cannot think off the top of my head how the 205 lever works, I am sure with a bit of ingenuity it would be simple to sort. On the Mini it was a case of removing the lug, welding it to the other side of the pivot, moving the spring. Nik, ref your rear brakes cooling, only the case on rear discs as the disc cools and shrinks away from the pads. Drums grip tighter as the drum cools and grips the shoes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cybernck 402 1 Cars Posted February 24, 2012 That's correct. I presumed his car had discs in the back. Still, it's a sensible thing to do anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Turbo7379 3 Posted February 29, 2012 Been a while since I did it but I think you take out the pawl in the lever, turn it round & refit. It was fairly simple to do so you should be able to work out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baz 421 Posted February 29, 2012 The hard bit is removing the pawl. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenp 3 Posted February 29, 2012 Topical thread as I've just been thinking about doing this to my Rallye recently - the Escort was simple to do IIRC but it seems that the 205 levers are more of a pain (from Googling) - I'll get hold of a second hand one and have a look at some point. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harryskid 193 Posted February 29, 2012 Mines been done like that but i never bother with the pin, just don't touch the button unless parking ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baz 421 Posted February 29, 2012 The hard bit is removing the pawl. Apologies i'll re-phrase that, it's not the pawl itself, it's the hardened pin that holds it in, it's extremely tough! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
