Zen secrets of the elan parking brake system

PostPost by: twincamman » Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:56 pm

WELLL ---the reason I only had 2 clicks on the umbrella handle was --the clevis at the rear would contact the diff mount casting jamming it ---That was caused by the extender pipe I ha d place in the rear of the handle to take up excess slack and moving the actuator leaver too far forward --WRONG THINKING ---1st with a slack cable tighten the rear adjusting nut until the wheel cant move and back off one notch[ both sides please ]--------then its all good lots of travel for the handle to do its job ---------while doing the job I discovered the rear outer A arm was loose that could have let to an embarrassing moment ----- ed
dont close your eyes --you will miss the crash

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PostPost by: stuartgb100 » Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:07 pm

Time for a general spanner check Ed, methinks !

In fact, come to think of it, I'd better do the same.

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