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Car Forum / Honda Cars / September 2004handbrakes tight after brake job at dealer
Hello, Just got back from the honda dealer to have front brake pads replaced. No other work was done and rear brakes were adjusted. Now, that I'm back, when I try to lift up the hand brakes, I notice it's too tight and doesn't go up as far as it used to. Does anyone have any clues why all of a sudden the hand brakes got tighter? Thanks much! > Hello, > Just got back from the honda dealer to have [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Does anyone have any clues why all of a sudden > the hand brakes got tighter? because they adjusted the rear brakes. normal. actually, im surprised they took that extra step. i just had to do that myself, to my 98 hatch. > Thanks much! "curious" <corsica@ragingbull.com> wrote in message > Does anyone have any clues why all of a sudden > the hand brakes got tighter? Because they tightened it. It's a good maintenance step because the parking brake cable stretches over time. It doesn't matter how high you pull the parking brake. What matters is how much tension there is (in terms of how firmly your car is secured, especially on an incline).  SignatureDisclaimer: This post is solely an individual opinion and does not speak on behalf of any organization. > "curious" <corsica@ragingbull.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > brake cable stretches over time. It doesn't matter how high you pull the > parking brake. it kinda does. its supposed to be 3-4 clicks. mine was about 9 clicks before i adjusted it. if it gets to be too high up, eventually itll hit the limit of travel and not hold properly. best to keep it on the tight side. it also meant my passenger side rear wasnt adjusting right. gonna have to keep an eye on that. different number of clicks for different cars too. In the maintenance schedule for my 86 accord it says 7-11 clicks. > it kinda does. its supposed to be 3-4 clicks. mine was about 9 clicks > before i adjusted it. if it gets to be too high up, eventually itll hit [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > it also meant my passenger side rear wasnt adjusting right. gonna have to > keep an eye on that. > different number of clicks for different cars too. In the maintenance > schedule for my 86 accord it says 7-11 clicks. Right. '94 Civic has 6-10, and the top is 16 (sadly, I know that). >Hello, >Just got back from the honda dealer to have [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >Does anyone have any clues why all of a sudden >the hand brakes got tighter? Does it release completely when you let it down? If it does, then there is nothing wrong. --------------- Alex |
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