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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?????

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

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

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 ..

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

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

John

...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.

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