Hnadbrake cable snapped

[Christophe]

Pulled it up and heard a loud bang and now the handbrake is loose and goes up very far. It kinda still holds on slight hill but anything a bit steeper and it rolls back. How much am i looking at to get a new cable with fitting?

 

[Gav_r26]

Depends which bit has broken. Its in 3 sections i think. One from the lever to the rear footwell area then has a joint and a cable to each rear calliper. The rear sections which i assume it would be or it would do bugger all are circa £25 each and an hours labour to fit. Well thats what it is on a phase one as mine is going in for one on Thursday as well as a bearing. So trying to lay under it and do that myself!

 

[182michael]

I was £150 fitted from a garage. Pretty sure cables are Renault only

 

[Christophe]

just been told £160 for both cables fitted!! Not even at a renault garage but they said only able to get it from renault.

 

[182michael]

I've been waiting a week for mine aswell pain in the arse

 

[Christophe]

how much u get quoted? Brought the car in today and they wont have the cables till friday. Got to really plan on where i'm parking with no handbrake lol

 

[Dave..]

If it still holds a bit, it sounds like you've snapped one of the cables that goes from the centre exhaust heat shield, to the caliper itself.

Get under the car and see if the cables to the calipers are tight.

 

[Guppy]

Mines done this aswell

Not due for mot for a while so will be reet till then.

 

[Budgie]

Just leave it in gear when parked and it'll be fine.

 

[Christophe]

one has snapped the other is very frail and wont last much longer

 

[182michael]

150 fitted mate for both sides one has snapped and the other is frayed

 

[Jonny1*2]

how can you tell it's frail? Easy to refit to be honest. Just jack it up and give it a go. Loosen off the middle sections, slide out the cable and replace. You might need to take the rear wheel off to get better access, but you shouldn't need to.

 

[Christophe]

quick question. shouldn't leaving it in gear stop it from rolling? Because i tested it today and the car still rolled back. At a slower pace but still was moving?

 

[Munson]

It won't roll. Let your foot off the clutch.

 

[Christophe]

i did lol

 

[Munson]

LoL then you better put the spark plugs back in or get a compression test.

On a moderate incline the engine will hold it.

 

[Christophe]

what do you mean put the spark plugs back in. how would they be out?

 

[Munson]

It was a joke. Take the plugs out and you have no compression, meaning the car would roll. Put it in a low gear and it will not roll anywhere. If it does, there's something seriously wrong with your car

 

[Christophe]

lol great. Getting new spark plugs will sort it?

 

[Jonny1*2]

lol thread confusion going on here?

 

[Munson]

No. It was a joke. If compression was that low it wouldn't even start. In gear, it will roll a few inches before the engine takes the strain. Go and try it again dude.

 

[Christophe]

haha i see

 

[Munson]

Roffle

 

[Mike_182]

Reverse works well for this, also.

 

[Christophe]

garage rang me and said the part is still in france and could be a week!! What a f**king pain

 

[Martin_172]

both mine snapped i had to wait 3 months for genuine renault ones as none of the patern part ones fitted even tho they listed 2.0 172/182 i paid about £90 supplyed and fitted for both but that was about a year and a half ago