Handbrake Adjustment following MOT

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Portland Bill
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Handbrake Adjustment following MOT

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Evening all,

I picked up my Polo from the local MOT station following a Pass with Defects.

I like to try and tick off as much as I can myself, so that I know it's been addressed and shouldn't worsen, but I didn't quite understand what the lad was telling me when he was explaining the problem.

I asked if it was just the lever which needed adjusting, but he said it's not, and that the shoes inside the rear brakes need a spot of weld.

Does this make any sense to any of you, and could anyone elaborate for me?
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Re: Handbrake Adjustment following MOT

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If I'm right the auto adjusters are known to be crap! If you take the wheel off and reset the adjuster by flicking up the wedge in the drum with a screwdriver and put your foot on the brake they'll click as they adjust up and your handbrake will be fine... For the first couple of goes - I has the same issue

As for a spot of weld, not a clue... I've since upgraded.

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Re: Handbrake Adjustment following MOT

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I don't really like handbrakes that work on rear drums, so what can go wrong:- the lever on the shoe can stiffen up or even seize + the adjuster wedge has grooves and they can flatten a bit + the small pads behind the shoes can wear or get heavily marked + + , so while there is scope to get things working again for a while, eventually you will find that replacing the shoes and their springs and link bar + wedge + the small pads - and maybe even the hydraulic cylinders, place online parts places can supply a complete kit of bits for not too much money.

After that there might be a issue with age/wear on the cables.
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Re: Handbrake Adjustment following MOT

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Yes ^.

I fitted new shoes, pads, cylinders and springs and it made no difference... Had cables to fit, but never got round to to it... Just a bad design which is useless

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