C4 100 handbrake adjustment

keithyboy · 06-07-13, 11:31 AM

HBOL tells me there's a nut accessed via a hole in a heatshield but doesn't give me a clue as to where.

Any ideas?

Andy10v · 07-07-13, 10:32 AM

I use a long extension from the rear of the car, slide it in where the heat shield ends.

Hanuman · 07-07-13, 03:49 PM

Here's a little pic-

The nut is M6, 10mm a/f. Item #11
It tensions the cables by moving the yoke, #10, along the rod which is attached to the brake lever.
A 1/4 or 3/8 drive ratchet, deep 10mm socket, and several extensions have been sufficient in the past.

A small note of caution, if the history is unknown.
The yoke is actually not symmetrical, as the cables are 2 different lengths. It has to be on the right way around.
Hopefully all is ok, however, the rod has been broken and repaired on a few cars that I've seen; my ur, someone else's type 44, and the scrapper V8. So, make sure the nut can run freely

crisarc · 07-07-13, 07:37 PM

or the cables are stretched!!!, i have that joyful job on my new c4

msh · 09-07-13, 05:39 AM

If that was C4 FWD, it was joyful job indeed. For quattro that job is noticeably harder, as there's also propshaft present in transmission tunnel, not only exhaust.

07-07-13, 10:32 AM	#2
Andy10v Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Stirling Posts: 861	I use a long extension from the rear of the car, slide it in where the heat shield ends. __________________ 2005 350z GT Sold-1992 3B S2 coupe-RS2+, 996s, konis, forged rods, rear torsen.... Sold-1993 ABY coupe

07-07-13, 03:49 PM	#3
Hanuman Trickster Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Heckling from the cheap seats, Phnom Penh, KoW Posts: 7,028	Here's a little pic- The nut is M6, 10mm a/f. Item #11 It tensions the cables by moving the yoke, #10, along the rod which is attached to the brake lever. A 1/4 or 3/8 drive ratchet, deep 10mm socket, and several extensions have been sufficient in the past. A small note of caution, if the history is unknown. The yoke is actually not symmetrical, as the cables are 2 different lengths. It has to be on the right way around. Hopefully all is ok, however, the rod has been broken and repaired on a few cars that I've seen; my ur, someone else's type 44, and the scrapper V8. So, make sure the nut can run freely __________________ I wish they would keep the damned Chinese away now that I can go home, so that I can enjoy Fish amok and a draught Angkor

07-07-13, 07:37 PM	#4
crisarc Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: shrewsbury Posts: 1,172	or the cables are stretched!!!, i have that joyful job on my new c4 __________________

09-07-13, 05:39 AM	#5
msh 4 ring whore! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rucava, Latvija Posts: 3,816	If that was C4 FWD, it was joyful job indeed. For quattro that job is noticeably harder, as there's also propshaft present in transmission tunnel, not only exhaust.