Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:48:48 +0000 (UTC) From: Craig's Saab C900 Site <c900nospam.apana.org.au> Subject: Re: handbrake adjustment on 89 900i.
"big dom" <jsmith1456nospamo.com> writes: >"Craig's Saab C900 Site" <c900nospam.apana.org.au> wrote in message >news:f478d3$8ov$1nospam.apana.org.au... >> Some of you will know I replaced the rear disks and pads on my 89 900i >> sometime back and did a heap of fiddling to understand the relationship of >> the handbrake controls to the way the calipers work. >> >> Now with the weather getting cold the handbrake lever only comes up two or >> three notches before it's fully tight and I wonder if the handbrakes are >> incorrectly adjusted? They do work - but I don't think they work enough. I >> might try loosening off the handbrake adjusters to get the lever to stop >> at >> the correct position (around 8 or 9 notches is the specified stop point I >> think). The car is due for it's pre-rego inspection so will get the >> handbrakes looked at and the wheel bearings too. >> >> The handbrakes on the pre-88's are a lot easier to work with and adjust >> from >> what I can tell having now had experience with both brake configurations, >> but perhaps there's something with the rear-handbrake setup that I'm >> missing. 8-) >yeah the pre-88's are fine when they're well serviced. >I think with front H/brake 8 notches is the norm, but 3-4 is just fine for a >rear setup. >I think with front H/brake 8 notches is the norm, but 3-4 is just fine fora >rear setup. Ok thanks. I was a bit unsure if it was out of adjustment. The handbrakes do work, and .... >With new pads you just wind in the allen adjuster until they just touch the >disk then back off a tad.... I did that - took quite a bit of fiddling to find what I thought was theright set point though and for a while it felt like the rear pads weresticking a bit in normal driving and they weren't holding the car wellenough when stopped with the engine off (handbrakes applied). Seems to havesorted itself out a bit but I'll have my Saab tech check them at next service. Craig. -- Craig's Saab C900 Page at | Craig's Classic Saab Workshop - Sydney .au http://nospam/~c900 | http://www.classicsaab.net and other URL's Email: c900nospam.apana.org.au | For Saab 99/C900/9000 Enthusiasts World-Wide! Alternate: saabonautnospaml.com | Web-forums, galleries, library, links, etc.
