ronnie_rotten Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Grr. Changed the bias plate today after putting it of for ages. as I wiggled and pulled the giant plastic lump that is the center console, the handbrake lever shed it's little clip and pin that attach the handbrake cable to the lever. All good, thinks I. Saves me breaking the plastic trying to squeeze it over it. On putting it back together I find the release button on b the lever doesn't return when released. And it feels too stiff. I found a spring I didn't recognise when cleaning up after myself and wondered if it may have dropped out of the lever? Anybody got a clue about the internals of the handbrake lever? I may just get Dizzy to add a hand brake lever to my shopping list for the sake of not messing about with it, but it'd be nice to know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 plunger/rod//spring/pawl inside the handle, I believe your spare spring is the button return spring for the handbrake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie_rotten Posted September 21, 2013 Author Share Posted September 21, 2013 Nnnnyeah. I kinda thought that... Can I put it back in without unnecessary stress/misery/worse? I have found that if i beat the handle with a screwdriver or other implement, the button eventually pops out. An excellent workaround. Maybe I should just chuck it in the ditch and get a new one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 should be easy enough to refit the spring, but handbrake will have to be removed to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmagnet Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 I think you will find that you have bent the rod inside the handbrake lever that is attached to the button, I did this after removing the centre console to get to my diff lock mechanism and I suffered a sticking lever button for a year until it failed its mot because of it. You will have remove the lever then drill the rivet out of the handbrake lever that holds the handbrake ratchet that the other end of the rod is attached to, then after straightening the rod use a bolt and nyloc nut to replace the rivet and replace the lever and all should be well. Sounds a bit long winded but it took me only half an hour and I was wondering why I didn't do it earlier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnie_rotten Posted September 21, 2013 Author Share Posted September 21, 2013 Well since it doesn't work without clubbing the crappola out of it I guess it's worth taking it out and trying to fix it. Before throwing it in the ditch and fitting one I haven't destroyed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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