Handbrake Cable Tightening

[LukaGT]

Hi guys,

Quick question needing answering please!

I've traced an irritating noise coming from the handbrake cable underneath my Skyline 350GT 2005. What I want to know is what the easiest way to tighten it is? The car is automatic with the handbrake situated next to the brake pedal.

Suggestions please & thanks in advance.

A Scottish Friend.

[Dan_J]

it 'may' have an adjuster to the cable where the drive shaft is. thats where mine was when the cefiro was auto with handbrake foot pedal

[LukaGT]

Thanks for that buddy.

I'm taking the car to a mechanic tomorrow so hopefully it will all be sorted. Its all due to an irritating noise coming from the rear end underneath and we've definitely pinpointed the noise coming from the handbrake cable under the car.

[PN-Mad]

PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM

On-Vehicle Service (Foot Lever Type)

INSPECTION

While depressing parking brake pedal with a force of 196N(20kg, 44lb). Make sure that the parking brake pedal stroke is within the range of the specified number of notches.

Number of notches: 2-3

Make sure that brake warning lamp comes on when parking brake pedal is depressed within one notch.

ADJUSTMENT

To perform adjustment operations, remove tire from vehicle with a power tool. Using a wheel nut, fix disc to hub preventing it from tilting.

1. Insert a deep-well socket wrench to rotate adjusting nut to

loosen cable sufficiently. Then, after releasing parking brake

pedal completely, adjust the clearance of rear shoes.

2. Remove adjuster hole plug installed on the disc rotor. Using a

flat-bladed screwdriver, turn adjuster to clockwise as shown in

the figure until adjuster is locked. After locking, turn adjuster to the opposite direction by 5 or 6 notches.

3. Rotate disc rotor to make sure that there is no drag. Then install adjuster hole plug.

4. After adjusting the clearance of rear shoes, with no drag on the rear brake, adjust cable as follows:

a. Operate parking brake pedal 10 or more times with a force of

294 N (30 kg, 66 lb).

b. Depress parking brake pedal until a deep-well socket can be

inserted. Insert the deep-well socket, and rotate adjusting nut to adjust a pedal stroke to specified

notches.

CAUTION: Do not reuse adjusting nut after removing it.

c. After operating parking brake pedal 3 to 4 times with a force of 196 N (20 kg, 44 lb), make sure that the

parking brake pedal stroke is within the specified number of notches.

d. With parking brake pedal completely returned, make sure that there is no drag on the rear brake.