Handbrake problem

Hi, my v70 2001 hanbrake has been fully adjusted inside the cabin ( wee nut ) and its still not holding propererly. I had the wheels off and looked through the holes in the brake disc to try and find an adjuster ratchet but cant see anything. Do the shoes self adjust ? IS there any way to adjust the shoes ? Are mine probably needing replaced ? best jamie

Hi as i said in first post that nut is fully adjusted up

It is very likely that the handbrake shoes have worn out, or disintegrated, you need to take off the brake disk to make an inspection.

Could also be a stretched / damaged handbrake cable(s)

Not familiar with this model, so this could be total rubbish! Assuming handbrake is via separate brake shoes/drums contained within the rear hubs (i.e. totally separate from rear disc brakes) it would seem unlikely that the shoes would wear out unless you habitually use the handbrake to stop the car. However, as steveshaw said (and I have read other similar posts) the lining material has been known to detach itself from the metal shoe.This seems to manifest itself as unusual noises from the rear hubs. Seems to occur mostly when the car has been standing as so lining material binds to drum and is wrenched from the shoe. WARNING - there are some posts where this has happened and the brake has jamed on the move causing the wheel to lock solid - obvious safety risk!! If there have been no unusual noises, the deterioration has been gradual and given the the amount you have already adjusted the cables, I would still suspect the cables. HOWEVER, would be wise to pull off the rear discs and check the condition of the handbrake shoes in any case. I would be quite happy to be proved wrong to ensure your (and your loved ones) safety. Follow steveshaw's advice first - check the condition of the shoes / drums and take it from there!

How you getting on 

Hi Jamiefc How you getting on? Found anything of note?:lightbulb: Cheers.

I'm pretty sure the 850's have adjusters on the shoes, so if they do, i'm sure the later stuff does, i remember putting shoes on my da's 850, and i vaguely remember adjusting them about a week later, but could have been a dream lol

Probably similar to the arrangement on the 850