Title: Hand brake use OK?
Post by: scooby_si on March 03, 2004, 01:19:45 PM
Post by: scooby_si on March 03, 2004, 01:19:45 PM
Just wanted to check as i know on my old babies scoobies only certain model were ok to use handbrake in motion unless you wanted to kill yer diff or sumin such like. So having started watching the drift bible etc for tips before having fun in the ole RX7 just wanted to check if using handbrake (with clutch depressed) was relatively risk free (other than totally loosing control of car:eek: lol)?
Cheers
Si
Cheers
Si
Title: Hand brake use OK?
Post by: jonrx7uk on March 03, 2004, 01:37:06 PM
Post by: jonrx7uk on March 03, 2004, 01:37:06 PM
To be honest, mine doesn\'t lock the rear wheels up, does yours? Is this common?
Title: Hand brake use OK?
Post by: J4P RX on March 03, 2004, 01:50:36 PM
Post by: J4P RX on March 03, 2004, 01:50:36 PM
Mine doesnt even hold the car, as I found out leaving a mates house and having to go further down the hill I parked on to locate my car. I was lucky it stopped against another car!
I need to sort it really.
I need to sort it really.
Title: Hand brake use OK?
Post by: scooby_si on March 03, 2004, 06:13:37 PM
Post by: scooby_si on March 03, 2004, 06:13:37 PM
holy cr4p batman that sounds bad hadn\'t noticed but equally hadn\'t tried mine full on but just in case it\'s back to the studying of power drifting i go (http://smilies.jeeptalk.org/otn/ez/ezpi_wink1.gif)
Si
Si
Title: Hand brake use OK?
Post by: Fish on March 03, 2004, 06:23:04 PM
Post by: Fish on March 03, 2004, 06:23:04 PM
Soon to be one less FD on the road I feel. ;)
Fish
Fish
Title: Hand brake use OK?
Post by: scooby_si on March 03, 2004, 07:01:48 PM
Post by: scooby_si on March 03, 2004, 07:01:48 PM
lol yeah soon to be in the car park of Silverstone :cool lol i\'m only going to go & watch the video again wouldn\'t dare drive it\'s a bit wet round here just like me 
lmao
Si (responsible careful driver erm dont quote me on that later thou.....lol)
lmaoSi (responsible careful driver erm dont quote me on that later thou.....lol)
Title: Hand brake use OK?
Post by: scooby_si on March 04, 2004, 08:24:23 AM
Post by: scooby_si on March 04, 2004, 08:24:23 AM
so what kind of handbrake system does the RX7 use ie caliper or seperate drum kinda thing? Presumably it possible to adjust it back to bight properly thou as yours sounds liek it needs it Lee :eek:
Si
Si
Title: Hand brake use OK?
Post by: jonrx7uk on March 04, 2004, 09:57:24 AM
Post by: jonrx7uk on March 04, 2004, 09:57:24 AM
It uses a mechanism which operates the rear pads i think (hydraulic?). Previous cars with rear discs i have had (supra, 200sx) have had the internal drum within the disk affair, much better handbrake response!!!
Title: Hand brake use OK?
Post by: cavity on March 04, 2004, 04:07:51 PM
Post by: cavity on March 04, 2004, 04:07:51 PM
this is one of the few things i know about... it moves a lever that pushed on the rear calipers. It can be sticky, like mine and not work too well. just take the wheel off and get things moving again. mine works well now:cool
Title: Hand brake use OK?
Post by: jonrx7uk on March 04, 2004, 04:20:52 PM
Post by: jonrx7uk on March 04, 2004, 04:20:52 PM
this is one of the few things i know about... it moves a lever that pushed on the rear calipers. It can be sticky, like mine and not work too well. just take the wheel off and get things moving again. mine works well now
Might be time to get my hands dirty again...
Might be time to get my hands dirty again...
Title: Hand brake use OK?
Post by: scooby_si on March 04, 2004, 05:46:19 PM
Post by: scooby_si on March 04, 2004, 05:46:19 PM
sounds like good info there chaps good on ya, hoping when i give mine a "test" (http://instagiber.net/smiliesdotcom/contrib/ed/wink2.gif) it will already be good but we now have a back up plan if not.
Ta
Si
Ta
Si