Hi folks
build my mk4 rest bleed the brakes non abs. Got brakes working on the pedal. Just can’t get handbrake to work. Adjusted it right up, no luck, opened up hubs maxed out adjusters on fully adjusted cable still no handbrake.
Do I need a non abs handbrake as got non abs brake shoes, I am stumped. I have had an XR3i For 20 years and hand brake and brakes were always easy to sort out.

A point in the right direction would be decent

Kev

 

Not been involved with these, but I believe the handbrake cable will have an adjuster on it, could this be the issue?

I don’t think the ABS makes any difference.

Martin

 

Cheers Martin
I have turned the adjuster On cable fully up, also shifted adjusters in brake drum fully up.
it has puzzled me. Maybe need to call burton power regards abs and non abs handbrake cables ,shoes etc

 

you might have wrong handbrake cable, I'm doing up a mk4 xr3i at the moment, when buying new handbrake cable there was different options, ABS or non ABS, so there must be a difference in the cables

 

Hi Morris
A called Burton power today and it’s the hand brake cable.

10cm of a difference from non abs to abs cable. Mad

cheers tho. Kev

 

no worries mate, glad you've found the issue

 

By the way I have few XR3i bit