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Old Mar 5, 2002 | 10:10 PM
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Has anyone got a guide on how to tension the handbrake cable? mine seems to have streched.
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Old Mar 5, 2002 | 10:51 PM
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Take off the bit that covers the handbrake and houses electric mirror control (2 screws, under lid of storage compartment). You will then see the handbrake lever, where there is a cable with two nuts.
Backoff the locknut and tighten the nut attached to cable, then retighten locknut.

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Old Mar 6, 2002 | 10:24 AM
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Sounds easy enough,
Thanks alot mate, Rob.
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