Foltan 0 Posted July 30, 2008 I just failed my MOT (again) because the NS rear caliper (which is new to the car so its functional condition was unknown) is binding and the handbrake is not engaging properly. The cable is new and fitted correctly, and it pulls the little lever on the caliper fine. Obviously there is something wrong with the internal mechanism as it is simply stuck in an intermediate position, slightly on/slightly off, and wont move from this regardless. Im going to go and have a fiddle with this now to see what happens but i wondered if anyone had had any experience with this as to what to do. I'd rather not have to change the caliper cheers for any advice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M_R_205 5 1 Cars Posted July 30, 2008 aT A GUESS ITS JUST A LITTLE SEIZED, REMOVE THE RUBBER BOOT GIVE IT A GOOD DOSING WITH RELEASING FLUID ,AND WORK THE HANBRAKE LEVER (ON CALIPER) BACK AND FORTH, IF NECC USE AN ADJUSTABLE BUT BE CAREFUL NOT TO SNAP IT!!iF/WHEN IT FREES OF, GIVE IT LOADS OF GREASE AND CABLE TIE THE BOOT BACK ON. pS SORRY ABOUT THE CABS LOCK, DAMN WORK COMPUTERS!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foltan 0 Posted July 30, 2008 cheers, its pretty well greased up under the boot anyway, but i'm going to give this a try incase it has got a bit stuck. wish me luck, it's annoying me!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
