JohnD

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I need to adjust the handbrake on my 99MY I believe the adjuster is at the handbrake lever itself? How much of the trim do I need to remove to get at it?
Thanks guys JohnD

scoobyboy

there is also an adjuster inside the drum, do it there first and then if it is still long do it inside the car.

ZIPPY

The handbrake adjuster is at the back of the handbrake lever,if you move the rubber gator over you can see the 10mm nut's on the passenger side of the lever,remember that the top nut is a locking nut.If you cant adjust it from there you will have to remove the surround from the handbrake, dont panic its a doddle it takes about 5 mins to remove the plastic surround and make the adjustment.

Zippy

MorayMackenzie

IIRC, the adjusters in the drums are set to automatically compensate for pad wear whereas the adjuster at the handbrake is there to adjust for cable stretch... so I would leave the drum adjusters alone unless you are changing the pads.

Be careful not to over tighten the cable. One company once over tightened mine which left the pads dragging as I drove the car home... not at all nice for the drums, pads and hub assembly. Ho hum.

Mo

John,

if you remove the handgrip on the handbrake you can get to the nuts without removing anything else.

scoobyboy

ok what model impreza is it if you have drums on the rear then yes they do adjust themselves but if you have discs then they are manual adjusters which you should always do first before doing the incar adjuster, other wise there will always be tension on the cables which is not good for them instead of using the adjusting mechanisim to take the tension.

JohnD

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Magic! Thanks guys, that's a little job for the weekend as there's no shows to go to. Except for qualifying on Sat. and the Iti. G.P. Sunday!
JohnD

Tone Loc

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Scoobyboy, which model Imprezas have the handbrake on discs? I thought they all had a drum system inside the rear hub??????

Tony.

navigator

showing my ignorance,i have an my02 wrx.where do i find the adjuster on the rear disc? i have had a quick look and could not see it.doh!):

scoobyboy

they do toneloc but the adjuster is not self adjusting, to get at it you have to take the disc off, or if you jack the wheel up look on the back of the back plate and at the bottom there is an oblong rubber grommet take this out and just to the side of the hole there is an arrow stamped in to the backplate.
if you look through the hole with a torch you will see the adjuster and the arrow shows the direction to move the adjuster to tighten it up (i think it shows the arrow pointing up) so using a flat blade screwdriver push the adjuster around untill it locks the wheel then back it off a notch at a time until the wheel moves freely.

sorry to cause any confusion about adjusters on the calipers

HKSubaru

ok, from a novice, how do i tighten up my one on my95?

scoobyboy

exactly the same way

Tone Loc

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Thanks for clearing that up Scoobyboy. I was just curious, i can't be arsed doing it myself (plus i probably break something ).

Tony.

JohnD

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Well, I opened the cassette box lid, removed screwhead covers, took out the screws, uncliped the cover at the front and there it all was! It was so easy I feel quite embarassed to have asked the question in the first place!
Cheers for the replies JohnD

HKSubaru

thnak you.