Very Weak Handbrake

[NICAT]

Hi.
Since i bought the car, its handbrake was very weak.
Car is Daewooo Nexia. Rear wheel has brake drum.
Its rear brake pads and brake drum was slightly worn. And Handbrake cable was bad. Mechanic told me that, replacing all would solve the problem.
I bought decent quality pads and drum and cable, and had all of them replaced.
I feel slight improvement. But still it is far from being good.
Of course i am not expecting handbrake to have foot brake performance. But at least it should be able to lock the rear wheels at low speeds. But it can only cause slight deceleration.
When i am driving at 30KM/h speed and try to use handbrake, it takes 6-7 Meters to stop the car(May be even more).
(I had several other cars, their handbrake was just fine.)

There is a place to adjust the handbrake cable length. But this only change the place where handbrake lever becomes hard, so that no more pulling is possible. But it does not affect the performance.

Any idea ?
Regards

 

[Kira]

Are the handbrake shoes separated by an "H" bar (a single, stamped piece of metal) or an adjuster?

My car (P2 Volvo) came with an H bar but an adjuster is available. They're cheap because there's not much to them.

Go the address below and look at the picture of any of the parts offered:

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/volvo,2006,v70,2.4l+l5,3030269,brake+&+wheel+hub,parking+brake+hardware+kit,10289

Everything which isn't a spring or a packet of lube is an adjuster. These aren't for your vehicle.

 

[Trav]

You may need new cables, disconnect them and see it they are free and move very easily, if not replace them.

 

[Johnny2Bad]

Originally Posted By: Trav
You may need new cables, disconnect them and see it they are free and move very easily, if not replace them.


He says he replaced cable.

 

[Trav]

Yep I missed that. In that case make sure the short shoe is in the front and make sure the connection between the shoes is free and working properly.
It sounds like only one shoe in each drum is doing most of the work.

 

[bunnspecial]

Is the automatic adjuster working correctly?

You can end up with a lot of junk trapped behind the drum, and parts can get dirty and/or rusty pretty easily.

Also, I'm not familiar with those particular brakes but there are often a dozen different ways that springs and such will attach and allow the brakes to "work" in a sense of the shoes will put pressure on the drums but there is only one correct way that will allow the drum to work completely correctly.

Drums tend to be a bit neglected and forgotten on newer cars since they often work "well enough." I got a bit picky about correct drum assembly when I was putting a lot of miles on a '67 Morris Minor with 4 wheel drums

(albeit those are somewhat simpler as they are manually adjusting).

 

[NICAT]

Hi.
Thanks for replies.
By the time, it is getting better and better. I think it is due to the fact that by the time, brake pads are worn slightly, and seating to brake drum well, resulting in better friction.
Let us see what is going to happen.
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