JoelP
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| posted on 27/4/08 at 03:49 PM |
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does a warantee cover a slack handbrake?
warantees about to drop on sue's car, she wants to know if main stealer warantee covers the handbrake being a bit slack?! Ive never even had a
car with a warantee so i have no idea!
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mookaloid
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| posted on 27/4/08 at 03:54 PM |
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I would suggest not 
They don't cover things like wheel alignment and stuff which is an adjustment only failures.
If the cable is worn with a broken strand or two or is beyond further adjustment you could be in with a chance.
Cheers
Mark
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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owelly
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| posted on 27/4/08 at 04:26 PM |
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You could ask the dealer and they may adjust it for you as goodwill. If you can prove there's a 'latent defect' with the car they
are obliged to fix it but I think they'll be thinking that the handbrake is down to 'reasonable wear and tear' and as such, is not
covered.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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Mark G
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| posted on 27/4/08 at 04:34 PM |
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What car is it, most are easliy adjustable from inside the car now.
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JoelP
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| posted on 27/4/08 at 04:44 PM |
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05 plate corsa! 
i didnt expect it to be myself but you never know!
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dan__wright
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| posted on 27/4/08 at 06:09 PM |
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pop the gaiter up and theres a 10m nut on a thraeded bar that adjusts the handbrake 
ps corsa c handbrakes are shite
FREE THE ROADSTER ONE
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 27/4/08 at 06:14 PM |
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Do not adjust the handbrake cable until the supposed auto adjustors in the rear drum have been manually adjusted. Tightening the cable is likely to
stop said adjustors working.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 27/4/08 at 08:27 PM |
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Exactly as rusty nuts says.
Most hand brake levers particularly on cars with rear discs brakes need to come up a lot more notches than you might think to allow the
self-adjusters to work.
The important thing is to never alter the handbrake cable tension without following the corect procedure and checking the self-adjusters are
working.
[Edited on 27/4/08 by britishtrident]
[I] What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 27/4/08 at 08:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by dan__wright
pop the gaiter up and theres a 10m nut on a thraeded bar that adjusts the handbrake
ps corsa c handbrakes are shite
Very very important NOT to do this - it prevents the self-adjusters from working.
[I] What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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Donners90
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Saw this on watchdog a while back......
Seems like they have a serious issue with handbrke quality at the moment!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/tv_and_radio/watchdog/reports/transport/transport_20080116.shtml
I'd take it back to the dealer and get them to check the handbrake production batch number to see if it falls into the faulty batch!
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bigrich
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| posted on 27/4/08 at 10:36 PM |
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its amazing how many cars and vans i see that have had the handbrake cable adjusted without resetting the shoes first, even from the manufacturers
when new
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A pint for the gent and a white wine/fruit based drink for the lady. Those are the rules
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JoelP
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| posted on 28/4/08 at 05:44 AM |
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quote:
Stuart Scott bought a new Corsa in March 2007. He'd owned the car for just six weeks when it rolled for the first time. Stuart had parked the
Corsa in his driveway and later found it had rolled away and hit a tree. The car rolled after being parked on a further five occasions, even after
Vauxhall had examined and replaced the handbrake. Stuart is adamant that each time he has parked his car correctly and applied the
handbrake.
dont you think he should've got the idea to leave it in gear after the first event
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britishtrident
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| posted on 29/4/08 at 10:30 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Donners90
Seems like they have a serious issue with handbrke quality at the moment!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/tv_and_radio/watchdog/reports/transport/transport_20080116.shtml
I'd take it back to the dealer and get them to check the handbrake production batch number to see if it falls into the faulty batch!
The release button issue is affecting a lot of manufacturers models just now not just Vauxhall I know Honda have a similar problem and I have notice
the handbrake in my Rover 75 is very easily knocked off --- it is very likely all the handbrake lever assemblies are probably made by one big
supplier (Valeo?).
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britishtrident
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| posted on 29/4/08 at 10:31 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bigrich
its amazing how many cars and vans i see that have had the handbrake cable adjusted without resetting the shoes first, even from the manufacturers
when new
Yep -- Very frequently the root cause of MOT failure on handbrake efficiency.
[I] What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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