Mgb Handbrake Cable Adjustment

Once this adjustment has been completed if the handbrake lever in the cabin is loose you can adjust the slack by removing the centre cubby box.

Mgb handbrake cable adjustment.

Then tighten up the hand brake cable where it attaches to the hand brake under the car on the rh side of the transmission tunnel. Mg mgb technical bad handbrake bbs discussion. Stock info sufficient stock low or 1 in stock out of stock. There is an adjuster nut under it adjust until the lever returns to the rest position and the warning light stays off.

If after this you have a flickering brake light consult this how to. Brake inspection mgb sep 78 e clip installation tool for rear wheel cylinders driveline sep 03 o s e clip installation tool home made. It has the right part number but probably just is too. There have been reports of new cables being incorrectly labelled and stud wheel axle cables being supplied for centre lock wheel axles which need a shorter cable.

I d slacken the cable adjust with the backplate adjusters correctly locked then back 1 or 2 flats til wheel free then readjust the handbrake cable to 4 or 5 clicks. In effect you have transferred the adjustment from the top adjuster to the bottom handbrake levers. Thank you for your understanding. Paul hunt i made a 1 1 2 extension slotted it so the inner cable goes through and put it at the handbrake end of the cable works fine and i have adjustment left.

Midgets and late rubber bumper b s used rods rather than cables in places. Adjustment of rear drum brakes and handbrake note. In this note please read handbrake cable to be handbrake rod where relevant. Handbrake pdf catalogue page 110 the following parts are available in this group.

Apr 80 hand brake cable cc amgba mar 85 hand brake compensator. Front wheel brakes mgb. Jun 79 hand brake adjustment mgb. If the handbrake lever is coming up higher than it should it s an definite tell tale that adjustment is needed.