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mr._floppy
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Does anyone know the acceptable lateral movement of the handbrake handle for the MOT?
I find the whole handbrake handle mechanism rather flimsy ( just pressed steel and a few rivets, most unsatisfactory ) , I can easily get 10-15 mm of side to side movement when handbrake fully on.
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Paul B
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Re: Handbrake
« Reply #1 on: May 4th, 2005, 9:04pm » |
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I'm not sure if the side 2 side movement of the lever counts for the MOT 
I would have thought that if it works correctly you should be OK.
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music_master
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Re: Handbrake
« Reply #2 on: May 4th, 2005, 9:10pm » |
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the middle button on my handbrake sticks slighty then when i move it slighty to my left hand side its works fine but i think that could fail my mot when its due .
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Snoopy
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Re: Handbrake
« Reply #3 on: May 5th, 2005, 7:09am » |
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If you need to read the MOT manual on the handbrake then its here for you
http://www.ukmot.com/3-1.asp
If there is too much lateral movement on the handbrake lever then the pawl can diengage and allow the handbrake to release, that is what they are checking fo.
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Re: Handbrake
« Reply #4 on: May 5th, 2005, 8:36am » |
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there is no actual measurement for the MOT test, the tester will make his own judgement as long as it functions correctly.
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Re: Handbrake
« Reply #5 on: May 11th, 2005, 2:59am » |
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as long as the actual lever stays in place, and doesn't 'release' when moved side to side, it will pass ok. should the thing release when pushed to the side, then you've got a fail my son!
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