Do Not Sell My Personal Information Jump to content


Hand Brake Adjustment On Is250 Auto


PhilWebster
 Share

Recommended Posts

Hi,

ive just adjusted my handbrake/park brake on my is250 auto as this was flagged at my service and i decided to do it myself.have adjusted it and it holds fine on hill but just wondering if it requires more adjustment as when i put it into drive/reverse the car does move at a certain point .I can feel the handbrake is holding the car back but does it require further adjustment so that it holds the car even when I accelarate or should it hold the car completely. MOT due in a few weeks so would like to make sure its ok

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 years later...

Surely parking brake adjustment is part of the service ?? My indi always checked mine and adjusted as needed, what are we paying these people for just looking !

Allan

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Turn towards the center of the hub to tighten and in the opposite direction to slacken.

It's good practice to slacken them to the max (make sure you count the clicks as you will need to reverse it). This way you can tell if the brake distribution to both wheels is balanced or not.

Going by memory here, as I did this a long time ago but I think I have mine set to 27 clicks from slack.

Link to comment
Share on other sites


I always turn my adjuster until I can't move the drum/disc then slacken off until you can move it with very slight drag if that makes sense, if the brake shoes are worn more one side than the other the number of clicks would not be the same.


Allan

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share



×
×
  • Create New...