Adjusting Handbrake

[Baz]

This is a general question but more so in regards to adjusting the handbrake on R32's. My handbrake is loose on my R32, basically meaning when I pull the handbrake up the shoe in the rear drum drags while moving rather than locking it up like it should. The main reason for wanting to do this is mainly for drifting.

In order to get rid of the slack do people adjust the handbrake at the rear shoe and readjust the handbrake cable as necessary? Or find that they can just get away with adjusting the cable?

Cheers,

[Baz]

Anyone? I'm sure someone here has adjusted the handbrake on there car before whether it be skyline, cefiro or silvia...

[mr_rbman]

well mine was slack so i tightened it up under the glove box so it only took a few clicks to lock but even now it still won't lock up even if i yank it, i didn't realise there was another adjustment i could make so i guess i better get under the car and have a look on the weekend!

[cowie165]

Based on what mr rbman has said, plus the manual also says you need to adjust at the shoe, it'd be best to do it once, do it right? I'm keen to hear how you go cause mine neeeds a tighten too, but is way at the bottom of the to do list!

Cheers

Mark

[Eug]

try a search on this... for a more definate answer

if you remove the rear wheel, there should be a rubber plug on the rear discs (both sides)

rotate untill you find the thingo doobie, and u shud be able to adjust it there...

then u fine tune it under the handbrake boot (inside the car)

[felixy69]

the most efftive way to adj. ur hand bake is from your REAR DRUM, on R32 gts-t type M it uses rear drum disk system, this allow the handbrake to use the drum and footbrake to use disk, anyways to adj. rear hand brake ............

step 1:

take off rear wheel

step 2:

inbetween the wheels studs, there is hold with a rubber cover, to cover it so dust and dirt won't go in side, this hold will let you have access to the drum brake

step 3:

rotate the rotor till the hole is pointing at 6 o'clock

step 4:

stick a flat head screw driver into the hole, now you should be able to turn the spring that connect to the drum pads, this way it will enlarge to pad so that there are less distance from pads to drum, this will greatly effect the power of you hand brake.

ps: turn the spring up will enlarge the pads diamiter, turning it down will make it smaller..also easyer if you take the rotor off

hope that helps