are handbrake cables sided?

[Ross]

Bought some handbrake cables from cgb but now I don. Have enough adjustment on the rod to get the amount of clicks down for MOT requirement but are the cables the same length? If not which side should have the shorter cable?

[Brigsy]

I thought both sides were the same length??

[car.crash]

same length, make sure you route them properly as they cross as they go under the car.

[J$£5GTT]

same length.

[Ross]

Thanks guys must just be slightly longer cables thennot sure what I'll do then :crap:

[car.crash]

the cable on the right hand side of the handbrake goes to the left caliper and vice versa. have you routed them like that?

[Nick k]

Have you reset the calipers?? Im sure you can push the handbrake handle on the calipers right back and that takes the play out of the caliper arms. Never tried it myself but a mate told me once to do it when i had big play in my cables instead of trying to adjust it at the handbrake handle end. :confused:

[Ross]

Yeah cables are routed correctly. Nick do you mean pushingthe little arms that operate on the caliper right back? WOuld you do that with the brake pressed? So the piston is as far out as it can go?

[phase i 16 v turbo]

Are they Renault cables or aftermarket? I have had trouble with aftermarket ones, hence why I only sell OE ones. They are the same lenght, same part number and fit first time.

Cheers
Mike

[Ross]

i think they may be pattern ones so that could be the problem. how much are genuine renault ones from you mike?

[phase i 16 v turbo]

Are they the ones with the blue outer? OE ones aren't cheap, but sometimes, like with the clutch cables it is easier to bite the bullet as the time you save pays off in the long run.

[phase i 16 v turbo]

Silly question time, it is a GT Turbo hand brake you have? As the campus have a different adjuster on them.

[Ross]

yea its a gt turbo, no the new cables have a black outer and the ones i took off had a black outer.

[Nick k]

Yeah cables are routed correctly. Nick do you mean pushingthe little arms that operate on the caliper right back? WOuld you do that with the brake pressed? So the piston is as far out as it can go?

Take the cable off the caliper hand brake arm , push the arm right back towards the back of the car and then re-attact cables to arm.

[Ross]

thanks mate will try that today!

[NayJ]

ive had this problem before, gsf and car spares ones are crap! its gota be oe, dont you have to replace both cables so they wear evenly?

[Ross]

mine are from cgb so not sure where there from. i had made a stupid mistake when i routed the cables but i still cant get them to bite hard enough ive had enough i think the garage can have it.

[Adam 005]

i would be looking for worn calipers

[Ross]

Calipers I got from cgb last week there not brand new but they can't be more than 6 months old they are immaculate condition so I don't think its that