Important! : Handbrake problem.

1. Laurynas Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2013 Iceland Posts: 277 Citroën Saxo VTS (build in progress.)

   #1 18th November 2013, 21:35

   Hi everybody,
   
   I want to ask how to tight the handbrake up? My is really loose and only brake when its fully up.
2. danny-vts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2010 Chesterfield/Nottingham Posts: 7147 dead vts. twisted 106 gti. '03' vtrrrr

   #2 20th November 2013, 06:38

   drop centre section of exhaust down, remove heatshield (towards front of car, under where handbrake is), tighten the 13mm nuts where you see the 2 cables. then put everything back together
3. user_64763 Established Member Joined: Jun 2013 York Posts: 2134 Citroen Saxo VTR (2001)

   #3 20th November 2013, 23:15

   I found just leaving the exhaust on, un-doing the heatshield then sliding it backwards out the way and getting to the bolts, quite a bit more fiddly but does save dropping the exhaust but probably easier to access and after all the fiddling probably takes same time to drop the exhaust out!
4. danny-vts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2010 Chesterfield/Nottingham Posts: 7147 dead vts. twisted 106 gti. '03' vtrrrr

   #4 21st November 2013, 00:08

   Takes 2 mins to drop exhaust
5. Laurynas Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2013 Iceland Posts: 277 Citroën Saxo VTS (build in progress.)

   #5 21st November 2013, 14:38

   Thaks i will try do it without dropping it. Thanks evrybody.
6. jockyb Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2013 Derby Posts: 150 Wicked Red Citroen Saxo 1.6 VTR 2003

   #6 22nd November 2013, 00:03

   Sounds like one of your handbrake cables could have snapped.
7. wullvfr Established Member Joined: Jan 2009 killin,perthshire Posts: 1561 Audi a3 1.8sport,kawasaki zx9r c2,Yamaha R1 track

   #7 22nd November 2013, 17:43

   Ideally the handbrake should be fully on after about 3/4 clicks.
   
   Mine was proper fooked,cables were stretched and where the handbrake mounts was a tad rotten so it was cut out and a new plate welded in......all hunky dory now.
8. Laurynas Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2013 Iceland Posts: 277 Citroën Saxo VTS (build in progress.)

   #8 25th November 2013, 01:37

   thanks guys i will go and do it later. Btw its not snapped for sure because i was checking and both wheels brake but just one of them a lot later and not as much.