another handbrake thread!

[Lajon]

G'morning all, I'm trying to work out what the noise is from the back of au lane... i have adjusted the handbrake a few times but it may still be squeaking.... is their a way that i can remove it safely from one side of the car so that i can make sure that is what the sound is?

[FGII-XR6]

typical AU handbrake the drum wears out of round and you can never adjust enough to work without noise. the solution is new rotors and handbrake shoes . make sure you adjust to specs and don't drive with the handbrake on. problem solved

[Lajon]

yes that is what i'll do if its definately the problem but I want to make sure it is for sure... is there a way that i can remove the handbrake from just one side?

[FGII-XR6]

for testing just back the handbrake brake shoes right off and the noise will go disconnecting the cable will do nothing as the shoes will still be touching

[paultx3i]

Thanks for that mine must be an out of round drum causing the shoes to wear more than normal

[AU Mont]

theres a helpful doco with pics somewhere here how to replace handbrake shoe

ive owned 2 AU's, and both had noisy shoes even after being replaced with new.

in the end i gave up trying to adjust it perfectly, and loosened the shoe at the rotor, so then it would take about 10 clicks of the handbrake lever to fully engage. No noise, and handbrake worked perfectly.

[peterljohnson55]

Had mine adjusted by handbrake specialists as it wouldnt hold and made heaps of noise.

So I then replaced the rotors and shoes, and that did the job and has lasted for ages.