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Old Jan 6th, 2015, 12:40   #65
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Originally Posted by dino25uk View Post
Have to thank all the knowledgeable guys on the forum for their contributions. Handbrake was useless on my XC90, even with the adjusters fitted on the brake shoes. After some head scratching and then reading through all the information, I took the handbrake to task last night. Used an 11mm and 9mm open ended spanner, a bolt as a fulcrum and a set of vice grips to squeeze the ends of the spanners together. After about 20 mins of fiddling, I now have a handbrake after 4 clicks of the foot pedal .
Should be 2, 3 clicks max.
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