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[firewalk]

In Norway we have this periodic control every 2 years which we call "EU Control", so I assume everyone in the EU has to og trough the same thing.

I got a number 2. fault on my hand brake. They said it was possible to lock the wheels with it but that it was a bit hard to phull up. I recently tightened the shooes at the rear and the wire under the car before the Control so that the handbrake should be OK. when operating as it should the hand brake has always been a bit hard to phull up compared to most other cars.. I recently replaced everything in the rear so the hand brake should be OK.

I just don't know how to get the car aproved with this fault they gave me. I don't know how to make the hand brake more "easy" to phull up and at the same time grip. If I loosen it it will be easy to phull up, but it won't grip.....

So what do I do?  I feel kind of doomed right now. The handbrake DO work. The car can stand in a steep hill on the hand brake alone. It's just that it's a bit hard to phull up all the way so that it will take properly.

Can they really give me a fault on this? what can I do about this problem? I don't see any way to fix this the way they want it.. 

[TheBoy]

Use the maintenence guide we have in our Guides section, and pay particular attention to cleaning up the actuator mechanism (the lower bit that spreads the shoes, that the cable attaches to)

[Andy H]

If freeing up the actuator mechanism in each wheel doesn't fix it then the cable is probably at fault.

The plastic lining in the cable can wear through and allow the inner and outer cables to rust together.

[firewalk]

I used the guide when I did the hand brake the first time. I replaced everything exept the cables. Should I just try to replace the cables? I can't tell if they are rusted inside. They look good on the outside though, and they seem to move freely.

The hand brake has always been a bit stiffer on this car than most other cars I've owned, so I just figured it's supposed to be like that..