Help! Adjusting Handbrake Woes!

[JoelyMoley]

hey guys, changed all 4 rotors with dad last week, handbrake become awefully loose with new rotors so i went to adjust the handbrake today, took off the wheel, that little rubber cap then i was looking for the so-called gear that i read in a tutorial, found what looked to be a screw so i figured it must be it, moved it afew mm and it apears to have been on a spring and jumped right out of its socket, can anyone give me some insight into wtf i've just done and how i can fix it panicing atm!!!

[JoelyMoley]

no dramas, took the caliper and rotor off and bolted her back up, would be nice to know how to tighten those handbrake screws :S seems every 180* they just pop out lol..

[NZM.031]

those screws are not screws... they are the spring retainers... the idea is that you turn them 180 and a pin will sit in its position,if you turn it another 180, the pin will slip through the gap and the you can remove the shoes.

now to adjust the handbrake,

there will be one rubber grommet on the outside of the drum face... and 2 inline with each other in closer to the studs..

you want the one outer one, move it to down the bottom, and look in with a torch to see the gear.. its only a little gear..

you need to move this with a little screw driver.. adj it up till the hub will not move, then back it off 3-5 clicks... or until you can just move the hub with one hand with some drag on it.. when you put the wheel on, it will spin reasonably freely as theres some weight and momentum..

do not touch the cable adjustment at the handbrake lever... this is only for stretched or slack cables..

[MBS206]

do not touch the cable adjustment at the handbrake lever... this is only for stretched or slack cables..

Or when you're at a motorkhana and need more lock...

[boostd_r32_gurl]

How do you tighten the slack from the handbrake cable (tried tighning the 10mm bolt near the handbrake) but this is doing nothing.