Handbrake issue 97 Ba

sik astina · 14-08-2014, 09:59 AM

Hi all,

Have an issue with my right hand side rear brake caliper. I adust the hex screw behind the caliper and when I pull the hand brake up a few times it loosens up and doesn't hold the wheel.

Any ideas would be great.

Thanks
Michael

Clean_Cookie · 14-08-2014, 11:43 PM

So common on mx5. So annoying. New cables helped but didn't fix it completely. New calipers can be had. I want to setup the handbrake to lockup the rears but seems impossible with the design Mazda used.

project.r.racing · 15-08-2014, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sik astina

Hi all,

Have an issue with my right hand side rear brake caliper. I adust the hex screw behind the caliper and when I pull the hand brake up a few times it loosens up and doesn't hold the wheel.

Any ideas would be great.

Thanks
Michael

Threading is going, probably needs a new caliper soonish.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clean_Cookie

So common on mx5. So annoying. New cables helped but didn't fix it completely. New calipers can be had. I want to setup the handbrake to lockup the rears but seems impossible with the design Mazda used.

You either need more pressure on the rotors or larger rotor diameter.

sik astina · 15-08-2014, 02:57 PM

Thanks guys, I'll check it out over the weekend

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sik astina Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Wollongong , N.S.W , Australia Car: Ba 1.8L Turbo astina Posts: 1,739 View Photos By: sik astina	Handbrake issue 97 Ba Hi all, Have an issue with my right hand side rear brake caliper. I adust the hex screw behind the caliper and when I pull the hand brake up a few times it loosens up and doesn't hold the wheel. Any ideas would be great. Thanks Michael __________________ [UNL35H] CANDY BA 1.8L Turbo - with the Twotone spread with the loco paint 2sus custom resprays Last edited by sik astina; 14-08-2014 at 10:16 AM.

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Clean_Cookie obsessed-incomplete-broke Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: BA Hardtop/Hatch Posts: 5,441	So common on mx5. So annoying. New cables helped but didn't fix it completely. New calipers can be had. I want to setup the handbrake to lockup the rears but seems impossible with the design Mazda used. __________________ Worklog

15-08-2014, 02:57 PM	#4
sik astina Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Wollongong , N.S.W , Australia Car: Ba 1.8L Turbo astina Posts: 1,739 View Photos By: sik astina	Thanks guys, I'll check it out over the weekend __________________ [UNL35H] CANDY BA 1.8L Turbo - with the Twotone spread with the loco paint 2sus custom resprays