The parking brake is an integral part of the automobile brake system. Its purpose is to prevent spontaneous movement vehicle when parking. The handbrake is used in extreme cases - for example, when the brake fails. Without a handbrake, it is difficult to start on a road with a slope. As we see, parking brake is a useful mechanism. Therefore, keep the handbrake in working condition and regularly diagnose, tighten and adjust it.
Handbrake check
most simple diagnostics good work the parking brake can be carried out by every motorist. Select a section of road with a slope of 23-25%. Stop, shift into neutral and tighten the handbrake. If the car does not move after releasing the main brake pedal, then the handbrake works.
How to use the handbrake
On a note. Service workers Maintenance vehicles, it is recommended to check the operation of the parking brake at least once a month.
When tightening the parking brake lever, pay attention to the number of clicks of the ratchet. If the handbrake is in good condition, there should be two to four clicks. If there are less of them, then you need to release the parking brake drive. Otherwise, we pull up. Consider the step-by-step adjustment of the handbrake using the example of a Lada Kalina car.
Step-by-step instructions for adjusting the parking brake actuator
Easy to make adjustments viewing hole or overpass. Better to do it with an assistant. You will need the following tools: two open-end wrenches for 13, a knob, an extension cord, heads for 10 and 13, and WD-40.
In motorsport, the handbrake helps to bring the car into controlled skid. It requires certain skills and abilities.
Remove muffler from rubber pads and set aside
To get to the handbrake adjustment mechanism, you must first remove the muffler from the rubber pads and take it to the side. Above the middle part of the resonator is a protection. It needs to be removed. The protection is fastened with 4 bolts, we unscrew them with the help of a knob and a 10 head.
unscrew protective screen above central part resonator. It is secured with 4 x 10 head bolts.
Tightening the parking brake
Loosen the handbrake drive
If the wheels turn with difficulty when the handbrake is lowered, then it is necessary to loosen the parking brake drive.
- Pull the parking brake handle down.
- Release locknut.
- Unscrew the nut on the lever rod, the cable tension will decrease.
- Check how the wheels turn. If they turn freely, tighten the locknut.
Checking operation after adjustment
After replacing the brake cables, drum shoes and adjusting the parking brake drive, the handbrake is checked and adjusted.
Install the car on a flyover or inspection hole. We will divide the adjustment procedure into 2 stages. At the first stage, we check the operation of the parking brake in the loose state..
- Hang the rear wheels.
- Lower the handbrake lever down.
- Turn the rear wheels by hand, if the pads rub against brake drum then release the parking brake.
- Loosen the locknut on the lever rod. Unscrew the nut on the lever rod a few turns.
- Repeat steps 3, 4 and ensure that the wheels begin to rotate freely without extraneous noise.
Second stage: checking the operation of the handbrake
- Tighten the lever 4 clicks, try to spin the wheels. If they spin freely, then you need to tighten the handbrake drive.
- Loosen locknut.
- Tighten the nut on the rod a few turns.
- Release the parking brake lever and re-tighten 3-4 clicks.
- Spin the wheels one by one. Full lock in a properly adjusted parking brake occurs at 4 clicks.
- Repeat steps 3-5 if the handbrake is activated at 5 clicks or more.
After adjustment, tighten the locknut. Install the protective screen and hang the muffler on the rubber cushions.
When operating the vehicle, do not neglect the parking brake. Its serviceability allow you to increase driving safety and help you avoid trouble on the road or parking. Check the handbrake every month. If there are malfunctions, fix them as soon as possible.
The handbrake, or parking brake, is present in every car and is a necessary element of the security system. There are times when it does not fulfill its function in whole or in part. In any case, this malfunction must be corrected as soon as possible.
Causes of a malfunction
Handbrake lever VAZ 2110 in a leather case
Consider the principle of operation of the parking brake (handbrake) on a VAZ 2110 car.
It's pretty simple. One of its main elements is a special cable. When the driver pulls the parking brake handle, this cable is tensioned, which evenly distributes its effect on the brake pads of each wheel of the car. During operation, wear of the rear linings occurs. brake pads, stretching the cable, and as a result, it becomes necessary to adjust or repair the handbrake. Also, very often, drivers, especially beginners, drive with the handbrake raised, which leads to premature wear of the handbrake cable. If the driver does not carry out preventive maintenance or repair of this mechanism in a timely manner, then the car can independently start moving from a place or will slow down the movement, up to a stop, on the rise.
The appearance of the parking brake cable on a VAZ 2110 car
Handbrake adjustment can be done not only in a car service, but also with your own hands at home. But first you need to familiarize yourself with the manual parking brake diagram in order to know its main elements for setting up this system.
Scheme of the handbrake on the VAZ 2110
In this diagram, the following elements are indicated by numbers:
1 - a button that fixes the handbrake lever;
2 - lever hand brake;
3 - protective pad;
4 - handbrake thrust;
5 - cable equalizer;
6 - adjusting nut;
7 - locknut;
8 - cable;
9 - protective sheath of the cable
First adjustment steps
To start adjusting the handbrake, you need to make sure that one of the three elements: lift, viewing hole or overpass.
An overpass is a type of engineering structure that is intended for laying a road or communications above the ground.
Homemade overpass for adjusting the handbrake on the VAZ 2110
At home, most often only a viewing hole is available. If you can’t use any of the listed conditions, then you can get by with a kind of supporting goats, which are a rigid structure installed under back body, after lifting it with a jack. In addition, it is necessary to prepare two wrenches of size "13", as well as pliers.
Now you need:
- lower the parking brake lever to its lowest position;
One of the adjustment steps is to lower the handbrake lever
- start tightening the adjusting nut and continue until the handbrake cable is tightened or slightly loosened if it is overtightened;
- while tightening the adjusting nut, hold the stem in the handbrake mechanism with pliers.
That's not all, as there are a few steps left to complete a complete handbrake setup.
Final setup steps
- continue turning the adjusting nut until we make sure that the brake lever has a full stroke of about 3 clicks (it is convenient to perform this operation together - one person rotates the nut, and the second checks the handbrake);
- after checking the stroke, tighten the lock nut while holding the adjusting nut with a wrench;
- now you need to check if the parking brake cable is pulled: the parking brake lever goes down, the rear wheels are lifted with a jack and scrolled by hand - they should rotate evenly, without delay;
- if the lever stroke is still large, then we continue to tighten the adjusting nut (or unscrew it if the cable is pulled) and regularly check the handbrake stroke until it is 3 clicks and the brake pads do not interfere with the rotation of the wheels.
After completing the adjustment of the system, you should check its operation. To do this, the driver needs to put his car on a section of the road with a slope of 23% and raise the parking brake lever. If the car is securely fixed on the road and does not move, this means that the work was carried out correctly.
Video instruction for adjustment
If the handbrake cable is broken
There are cases when one adjustment of the parking brake is not enough. This happens quite rarely and mainly on older cars - a break in the handbrake cable. The cable wears out over time and is no longer able to withstand the load of the car, and at some point it breaks. Sometimes a break occurs on new cars that are subjected to too intensive use, for which their braking system is not provided. Most often, the cables simply jump off or the ends of the cable, fixed in the drums, are frayed. wheel bolts, it also happens simply due to wear on the rear drum brakes.
The cable should be changed not only as a last resort, when it broke, but also as a preventive measure for its subsequent breakage in such cases:
- the handbrake cable hardly moves in the shell even after it is lubricated;
- cable ends are loose (you have to regularly tighten the cable);
- the cable strands began to stretch, which would eventually lead to its breakage.
Rope replacement. Step-by-step instruction
The operation of replacing the handbrake cable, as well as adjusting the handbrake, can be performed independently. Replacement is more difficult, but no professional skills, tools or equipment are required here. We must not forget about the assistant, which in this case is necessary for the driver in order to pull the cable with force for the correct installation of the equalizer.
Replacing the parking brake cable consists of the following operations:
1. Lower the handbrake lever down to the stop;
2. Remove brake disk wheel, from the side of which the cable is replaced;
Removing the wheel brake drum
3. Remove the muffler from its suspension pads, as well as the resonator from the rear suspension;
Removing the muffler from the suspension cushion
4. Lower down the exhaust system;
5. Unscrew locknut (1) and adjusting nut (2);
Unscrew the locknut, adjusting nut
6. Remove equalizer (4) from rod (3).
After that, we proceed to the following steps:
7. Remove the tip of the old cable from the equalizer;
Remove the tip of the cable from the equalizer
8. We also remove the tip from the shell of the bracket, which is located on the lower part of the body;
We bend the brackets of the handbrake cable
10. Remove the rear brake shoe and disconnect the tip of the cable from the lever;
Remove the brake pad and unhook the tip of the cable
11. Looking at rear axle- there is a cable holder, fixed with a nut, the tightening of which must be loosened;
12. Carefully remove the cable first from the holder, then from the bracket, and then from the brake spike;
Removing the cable from the brake shield 
Remove the cable from the bracket on the body 
Loosen the cable holder nut
13. We proceed to install a new cable, observing reverse order the actions listed here.
When installing the cable, be sure to pay attention to its location in the bracket - only crosswise! After installing the cable, it is necessary to correct tension and adjustment, which was described step by step above.
Handbrake cable replacement video
As can be seen from this description, the implementation of these works is simple and accessible to almost any driver who, without contacting the service station and saving a significant amount on this, wants to install a new handbrake cable or adjust the parking brake with high quality and with his own hands.
Driving a car cannot be called safe if one of its mechanisms does not work or does not work correctly. This fully applies to the parking brake, which is commonly called the handbrake. If the handbrake does not keep the car on the rise, this not only threatens the driver with various parking problems, but can also backfire when emergency on the road, when the parking brake applied in time can help avoid a collision.
If the handbrake does not hold the car (or does not hold the car well), this indicates a malfunction. In the presence of such a problem, it is not necessary to contact the service center. Most often, the problem can be solved on their own pulling up the handbrake. In this article, we will look at how to do this.
Table of contents:Why do you need a handbrake on a car
Before proceeding to consider the issue of adjusting the handbrake, you need to figure out what its task is. Many drivers do not use the car's handbrake at all, and in some modern machines it is even “hidden”, for example, under the armrest, which is most often omitted from the driver.
The main task of the handbrake is to prevent the spontaneous movement of the car when it is on a hill. For example, this can be useful in a parking lot or in a traffic jam on an uphill. In addition, it is much easier to touch the handbrake uphill or downhill, especially if the car is equipped with manual box gears.
In addition, the handbrake can be used in case of brake failure. If the vehicle does not respond to normal pedal braking, the parking brake will stop the vehicle, but this will adversely affect the vehicle's braking system.
What is the handbrake made of?
The task of the handbrake is almost identical to the tasks that are assigned to conventional brakes. The handbrake differs from the service brake system by the presence of a mechanical drive. If we consider the simplest design parking brake, it's just a cable that clings at one end to the lever in the car, and the other to the executive brake mechanisms. When the lever is pulled, the brake pads are compressed, which causes braking. Accordingly, lowering the handbrake, the driver opens the brake pads.
As can be understood from the design of the handbrake, two main problems can arise with it:
- Stretching of the cable during operation, as a result of which the handbrake has to be raised higher so that the efficiency of holding the car remains at the same level;
- Reaction to temperature changes. Due to the expansion and contraction of the metal included in the design of the parking brake, the handbrake may also begin to work less efficiently.
How to check the handbrake
Before proceeding with the rather laborious work of tightening the handbrake, you need to check whether this is really necessary. You can diagnose the parking brake using a special stand in service center, but there are also "folk" methods.
The easiest way to check the handbrake is to hang one of rear wheels car, put the car on the handbrake and try to manually spin the wheel. If the wheel spins, the parking brake is not working properly and the cable may need to be adjusted or replaced.
There is another way to check the car's handbrake, but it is more "cruel" in relation to the car's brake pads and other elements of the brake system. The method consists in the fact that the car is put on the handbrake, after which the first gear is turned on and the gas pedal is pressed to the floor. If the handbrake holds the car well, it will twitch slightly and immediately stall.
How to tighten the handbrake
The handbrake adjustment process usually does not differ much from car to car. Could there be one key difference- adjustment is carried out under the car or from the passenger compartment. The first option is more common, so it will be discussed in more detail.
During the operation of the car, due to the wear of the rear brake pads and the pulling of the drive cables, it periodically becomes necessary to adjust the stroke of the parking brake lever (handbrake).
This article will discuss how it will be possible to tighten the handbrake on the VAZ-2110. This method can also be used when adjusting the handbrake on the rest front wheel drive vehicles domestic production.
It is also noteworthy that on the VAZ - 2110 it is very easy to both pull the handbrake and replace it. In cases where this element of the vehicle malfunctions, it is possible that the car will move on its own. The consequences of this can be very different.
This is one of the main reasons due to which it is necessary to periodically check the operation of the handbrake, and, if necessary, tighten it. But this does not mean at all that for this, you will need to go to a car service, since you can do it yourself.
How to understand that the handbrake needs to be tightened?
Determining that the handbrake needs adjustment can be quite simple, although this is mandatory procedure every 30 thousand km of car run.
To do this, you need to stop on a site with a slight slope, put on the handbrake and switch to neutral. In cases where the car rolls down, then the parking brake does not work.
This problem can be solved by replacing the handbrake rod, but as a rule, a simple adjustment is enough.
How to tighten the handbrake on the VAZ-2110
A good example of tightening the handbrake cable is set out in the review, but in case something is not clear to you, you can also read the detailed instructions.
It is advisable to tighten the parking brake on a viewing hole, lift or overpass, since in this case it will be much easier for you to get to the necessary mechanisms.
The VAZ-2110 handbrake can be tightened as follows?
- We install the car on a flyover (or raise it with a jack, or we drive into a ditch);
- Check the position of the brake lever (it should be the lowest);
- Using the first key, we loosen the lock nut, and at the same time with this second key we tighten the adjusting nut;
- Tighten the adjusting nut until the handbrake cable is taut;
Note! When tightening the adjusting nut, I recommend holding the stem with pliers.
- Next, we need to make sure that the full travel of the lever is 2 to 4 clicks;
- After checking the stroke, tighten the equalizer locknut while holding the adjusting nut with another wrench;
- Release the handbrake lever down, then turn it by hand rear wheels. They should rotate evenly and without jamming;
Note! If during the adjustment process, the handbrake drive cable could not be tightened, we replace this part.
After completing the adjustment process, we once again check the quality of the work performed. This can be done as follows: we drive into a section of the road with a slope of about 25%, stop there, and put the car on the handbrake. If on neutral gear, the handbrake securely holds the car, which means you have successfully completed the job.
What to do if the adjustment did not help?
In some cases, simply pulling up may not be enough. As a rule, this can happen when the handbrake cable breaks. Although this phenomenon is quite rare, it still happens, especially on older machines.
In some cases, the cable may also break on new models if the vehicle is subjected to too much use.
In addition, the cable must be replaced;
- When loosening its tips;
- When stretching the threads of the cable, since soon the cable will break;
- With a sufficiently heavy movement of the cable in its sheath (even after lubrication);
As in the case of tightening the cable, when replacing it, it is also not necessary to go to a car service, since you can also do it yourself. Although it is worth noting the fact that it can take you much longer to do this work, it did not live with a simple adjustment.
Note! Some conditions must be observed when replacing the cable. First of all, the driver will need an assistant who will pull the cable, which will allow you to properly install the equalizer.
How to replace the parking brake cable on a VAZ-2110
- We install the car on a flyover or viewing hole;
- We lower the handbrake all the way down;
- Loosen locknut 1 tensioner, while holding the adjusting nut 2 from turning with another wrench. After that, we wrap the adjusting nut 2 until the parking brake cable is tensioned;
- We check the full working stroke of the parking brake lever (should be 2-4 clicks);
- After checking the working stroke, tighten the equalizer locknut, while holding the adjusting nut with the second wrench;
- Lower the parking brake lever all the way down and turn the rear wheels with your hands. They should rotate evenly and without jamming;
After installing the parts, without fail we adjust the handbrake.
As you can now see for yourself, in order to tighten the handbrake cable or replace it, it is not at all necessary to go to a car service, almost every motorist can do it with their own hands.
The fourteenth is a good device that requires attention and appropriate care. Everything is not always smooth in this car, but what breaks down is basically what other cars of domestic and foreign production have: the suspension.
Most frequently asked question in the search engine climbs "how to tighten the handbrake cable." The suitability of a handbrake or a handbrake or a parking brake is a moot point. Agree, few people use it in the parking lot. On the other hand, getting stuck in a traffic jam, everyone whose handbrake did not work felt all the delights mechanical box gears. It turns out that the handbrake is a necessary thing.
By the way, one hundred percent of the owners of wheelbarrows on the mehanka at least once tried to enter the turn with a spectacular turn. And he succeeds only thanks to the handbrake that blocks the rear wheels so that the car does not skid, but simply unfolds.
The handbrake (handbrake) is not just a lever near the gearbox on the driver's side, but a whole system of interconnected elements. And if the parking brake fails, then most often it has worn out a cable or two cables that go from the equalizer to the rear wheel chocks.
To understand why the VAZ 2114 handbrake does not hold, you need to figure out what is connected with what in this system. The handbrake circuit looks like this:
Important elements directly involved in tightening the brake are highlighted in bold outline:
- Lever arm
- Pull (lever)
- Spring (pull)
- lever button
- Main rope axle
- Bolt М6х14
- Washer 6 spring
- Traction (drive)
- Washer 6 lock
- Case
- Equalizer
- Washer 8
- Nut M8
- Locknut M8
- Lever axis
- Washer 10
- Cotter pin 2x20
- Lever right
- Lever left
- Expanding bar, right
- Expanding bar, left
- Nut M6
- Washer 6 lock
The scheme is designed for those who have at least some idea about the suspension device and its components. If you have never climbed under your fourteenth, but really want to do everything yourself or try to do something, take a look step by step guide or at the end of the video article how to tighten the handbrake on the VAZ 2114.
If you understood the previous scheme the first time or watched the video and figured it out, we proceed to the tightening process.
- We drive the fourteenth into a pit or overpass. If there is no garage, no overpass nearby and no money for a service (or to get to it) - just jack up the back of the car. If there is no jack either - drive it onto the curb and go - under it, dear.
- Driven, now put the box in first gear, and put on the handbrake.
- Ideally, there should be from two to five clicks of the handbrake stroke; depending on whether you got more or less of them, we take measures on the cable.
- Less than 2 - lengthen, more than 5 - shorten.
- To lengthen the cable (relax it), you need to unscrew the lock nut, similarly, you need to tighten the lock nut to reduce the cable.
- Before you search desired nut on the bottom of the car, lower the handbrake to the stop.
- You will need two keys for 13, take them and climb under the wheelbarrow.
- You need to find a cable equalizer (remember the diagram, it is 11 there), a part from which the main cable diverges into two.
- If the rubber holders of the muffler interfere, remove them.
- Found a nut and locknut. You have two keys: first we tighten the nut, with the second we unscrew the lock nut (make sure that the nut does not move!).
- We remember what needs to be done - to reduce or increase the stroke of the lever. Also, remember that the acceptable number of clicks is in the range from 2 to 5.
- Tighten the locknut as needed.
Check: VAZ 2114 handbrake
Without departing from the cash register, we try to turn the rear wheels, having previously jacked them (here you can’t do without a jack). The wheels rotate freely (the pads do not interfere with them) on the lowered handbrake - well, on the raised one - they stop, the work is done clearly.
If you just got the job done and you didn't have big problems in the question of how to tighten the parking brake, be prepared to do this quite often. This is how this beautiful and gentle machine is arranged - the fourteenth.
If all your actions turned out to be in vain, the handbrake is still not obeying, the cable is hanging and the parking brake is in failure, you should read the article on how to replace the handbrake cable, because yours has died and is not subject to resuscitation.
How much does it cost to tighten the handbrake
If you are not ready to spend your time and effort on mastering a simple parking brake device and, moreover, wallowing under the bottom of your car, you have a way out, contact the service. The issue price is from 400 rubles, depending on the region of the country, however, the procedure is not one-time. After some time, you will need to adjust the handbrake cable again and come to the service again. The amount will grow with each new arrival. Maybe it's worth spending a couple of hours disassembling and taking time for your car?
After tightening, it often happens that a strong crack occurs. It is possible that a cable or two cables did not fit correctly during the tightening. See if the cable is catching on the mounts or something else on the bottom. The bolts on which the cable is attached can be unscrewed and their condition looked, if there is a trace of rubbing, lay the cable correctly. Also, it can crack because the cable is pulled (even if the handbrake clicks fit into the desired interval from 2 to 5).
