hand brake mechanism

hand brake mechanism

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Kingqa1969

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7 posts

35 months

Sunday 16th July 2023
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Hi, could anyone advise the correct removal procedure for the handbrake cable mechanism from the brake caliper (disc brakes) V8S.
And also the recommended sequence to remove the Semi Trailing arms. Thanks

v8s4me

7,264 posts

226 months

Sunday 16th July 2023
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From memory it was just a case of backing off the adjuster to get as much slack as possible and then using as much force as necessary to un-hook the cable from the lever on the calliper.

When you have the calliper and brake pipes out of the way and the hub assembly off you can start on (trying) to remove the trailing arms.

Undo the lower damper bolt then try to remove the inner and outer pivot bolts from the bushes. This is where you are likely to run onto problems. If the bolts are seized into the bushes you may have to cut them out. If you need to resort to this (I did!) you'll need a very thin cutting disc on your angle grinder.

Good luck! thumbup