Engine bay handbrake adjuster

[el torro]

Oh no tried to loosen this off and only broke it off,any idea how to overcome this,I take it the part of chassis it goes through is threaded,even if I got new handbrake cable I would have to get bit of adjuster out of that part,hindsight tells me I should have checked this before putting engine in ,never had a hindsight course?????

[Elan45]

Did you loosen off the jam nut before trying to adjust the fitting?

[el torro]

The adjuster was at maximum in,loose outer and had sized up so would not unscrew,I have ordered new cable so will have to drill out tap,a compete b,,,,,,,,,d

[Elanconvert]

main reason I left mine alone......
just wondering.....tapping might be a bit awkward......drilling out won't be that easy either......
maybe use a longer adjuster from another h/brake cable [e.g. ford anglia?] and go through the mounting hole with nuts on both sides?
just a thought..

fred ..

[el torro]

Yup a bit of suck it and see approach might be needed,why they did not have adjuster at rear of car ?

[john.p.clegg]

Because the outer cable finishes at the front of the car....

John

[Matt Elan]

...and of course if the adjuster was at the rear it wouldn't be lubricated by the incontinence of the engine. I do feel for you though; try a bit of heat and lots of lube / WD40 / penetrating oil on the chassis mount, leave it for a day and then more heat and jam something you can turn into the seized bit - like a file tang or a screwdriver - with a bit of luck and a following wind it will come out without stripping the thread in the chassis.

[billwill]

Use a proper PENETRATING OIL such as PlusGas, because WD 40 is not really a penetrating oil it is a water absorber.