MOT pass !

[chrisg]

Pleased to report that Turbo S just passed teh MOT with no advisories, happy boy !

I looked at last years certificate and noted an advisory on the handbrake efficiency, so spent a couple of hours yesterday cleaning the drums (inside of the rear discs) and handbrake shoes and adjusting them up. Glad I did so = very efficient hand brake.

For anyone else with a less than efficient handbrake I would advise doing the same as over the years the dampness gets into the rear discs and the handbrake braking surface becomes rusted, pitted and glazed. When this happens no matter high much you adjust the handbrake cable you don't efficient braking, TBH if I'd had the time/ facility I'd have had the inside of the drums skimmed on a lathe to give a decent braking surface.

Yours

Chris

 

[Eldavo]

Lets hope it's contagious, currently sat in Lexus while they do my partial retest.

Car failed on handbrake efficiency last week! Tightened the adjusters but will follow your lead and do it properly over winter. Unless it fails again in which case I'll be doing it this weekend, lol.

 

[Veerzigzag]

Does anyone think that a simple way of keeping the drums and shoes clean is to gently apply the handbrake while in motion from time to time?

 

[zcacogp]

Chris,

I had exactly the same problem with my S2 last year, although it was bad enough to fail. And I did as you did; took it apart and cleaned it up! A wire brush attached to an electric drill cleaned up the shoes and the inside of the drums well enough (although I was shocked how bad they were) and I adjusted and lubricated the mechanism as well.

I think that part of the problem is that there is rarely any relative motion between the shoe and the inside of the drum, therefore there is no abrading action to keep the surfaces clean. And it wasn't helped with my car because I don't use the handbrake, preferring to leave the car in gear when it's parked. In fact, I would only put the handbrake on once a year, for the MOT test! I have recently started using it more, just to keep it working, and it'll be interesting to see how good it is at MOT time this year.


Oli.

 

[J4CKO]

You know you have an old car when you feel like giving an acceptance speech when handed an MOT pass.

 

[Eldavo]

I know exactly how good my handbrake is - 8% more efficient than last week.

MOT passed, nice coffee drunk and cute receptionist ogled

 

[Diver944]

Nice one Chris []

Considering you've had the car in bits recently it must be a good feeling to fly straight through

 

[zcacogp]

ORIGINAL: Diver944
... fly straight through

Given it was brakes that were the problem, that could be literally what he did ...


Oli.

 

[zcacogp]

ORIGINAL: Veerzigzag

Does anyone think that a simple way of keeping the drums and shoes clean is to gently apply the handbrake while in motion from time to time?

Yes, and I think that doing this is a top tip for all 944 owners.


Oli.

 

[J4CKO]

ORIGINAL: zcacogp

ORIGINAL: Veerzigzag

Does anyone think that a simple way of keeping the drums and shoes clean is to gently apply the handbrake while in motion from time to time?

Yes, and I think that doing this is a top tip for all 944 owners.


Oli.

Also known as a handbrake turn !

 

[Suffolk944]

Mines's just passed too [] Blimey it gets more nerve wracking every year !