adjusting handbrake

[afcbadam]

when adjusting the hand brake do you do it with the brake on of off?

the adjustment on my 416 was behind the rear ashtray. is this still the case?

[TR4CY]

hi ther yes u do it with brake off... and it is behind the rear ash tray...

[stamford]

• Jack car up.
• Handbrake on one click of the ratchet and rotate wheels.
• Adjust until slight drag felt on wheels (adjuster behind rear ashtray as mentioned)
• Release handbrake and repeat process until you get 7-11 clicks and full lock of wheels.

Make sure the equalising mechanism is also working as well as the calipers. I found it was easier to remove the rear console section as the adjuster nut did not rotate freely and sprung back as I could not get a decent throw on the nut.