Play in Handbrake Caliper Pivots
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 2:10 pmMy +2 is through the MOT again 
but I had an advisory on play in the handbrake calipers. The handbrake itself works OK.
If you grab the calipers you can rock them a good few mm on their pivots, and there is play between the calipers and the main rear brake caliper body. A steel shaft is set into the main caliper to provide the pivot. Can this shaft be removed?
If not, I could fit some shims each side of each handbrake caliper to eliminate the rocking, but I would prefer to remove the shaft and calipers, and enlarge the shaft/bush the calipers.
This sort of play is responsible for a lot of the rattling you can get when going over bumps - especially with the windows down!
Dave Chapman.
but I had an advisory on play in the handbrake calipers. The handbrake itself works OK.If you grab the calipers you can rock them a good few mm on their pivots, and there is play between the calipers and the main rear brake caliper body. A steel shaft is set into the main caliper to provide the pivot. Can this shaft be removed?
If not, I could fit some shims each side of each handbrake caliper to eliminate the rocking, but I would prefer to remove the shaft and calipers, and enlarge the shaft/bush the calipers.
This sort of play is responsible for a lot of the rattling you can get when going over bumps - especially with the windows down!
Dave Chapman.