Ratchet It Up?

[QP4Me]

Hi,

On a 2005 QP, is the handbrake adjustment based on a ratchet system inside the hub, that is, do you turn the little cog to adjust the handbrake?

Can the cables be adjusted?

My handbrake is absolutely useless!

Pat.

 

[Contigo]

Hi,

On a 2005 QP, is the handbrake adjustment based on a ratchet system inside the hub, that is, do you turn the little cog to adjust the handbrake?

Can the cables be adjusted?

My handbrake is absolutely useless!

Pat.

Exactly that Pat it's a starwheel ratchet adjuster just like on the Coupe cars. What I have found when adjusting is to ratchet it up a few clicks so you have some drag on the wheel/hub when rotated. The other option is to nip it all the way up and back it of a click or two.

 

[2b1ask1]

There is a barrel adjuster on the cable; near side roughly just behind the B pillar. adjust the hubs as discussed, frequently & aggressively 'pump' the handbrake lever to balance the cable then adjust the barrel to lower the excited lever!

It is right when no contact fully down, some contact on first click, unable to turn one or both wheels on second click and operational on the third. It won't last long but good enough for an MOT

 

[QP4Me]

Thanks for the advice guys.
Funny enough, I am familiar with this system. It's the very same one on my 1930 Packard!

 

[midlifecrisis]

Here's photo of it, can remember if it's up or down to loosen/tighten it but I suppose that depends on the way it's been installed...so guess!

 

[spkennyuk]

I think iirc its spin the star wheel down to spread out the shoes and spin upward to contract the shoes.

 

[CatmanV2]

Looking at the thread, down should push things further apart.

C

 

[MAF260]

From memory I think they're sided, so the opposite of each other. Trial and error will determine which side goes which way IME!

 

[2b1ask1]

Yep, they will and an go in either way but I usually put them back so the daisywheel is forward of 6 o'clock on the hub so one ends up up the other down to expand.