I've just had the whole thing out and it seems the hook had rotated somehow and so could pop out, I've turned it through 180 and it seems to fit snugly ...I've also squeezed the sides of the handle in the vice so hopefully it'll hold against it a...
The cross bolt of the link plate may need tightening.
Hook on link rod may need a tweek so it holds better.
Side plates of lever may need a little squeeze to prevent rod hook escape.
Button only rotates if hook has come out or its threads to rod...
Hello all, recently the button on my handbrake lever has started to rotate freely, the handbrake still pulls on fine and releases but occasionally, due to the plunger rod rotating with the button, the rod pops out of the wee connector plate...
Aye, does actually. Did the old man’s gaylander with it when he got it new in 2012 been doin his same time as mine every year and it’s the same, fresh underneath. Nae worries.
Flush it an see if it still does it
Check rad not blocked or air in coolant
Borrow laser thermo and measure temp to rule out injun being too hot
Take stat out and test it or just replace they’re cheap ( stick in a pan of water and boil it see...
To be fair, it wasn’t as bad as I thought to do, worst part was getting the floor up, but anyway, even if I have to replace the O ring and grease the cups yearly it’s worth it to get rid of the gear-lever chatter, it was driving me and Mrs...
So my improvised plastic bush was too thick to fit in the cups, so I bought some O rings from Craddock, installed them and greased the cups with thick tractor grease, they were pretty dry, likely never been touched. I also made a new locating...
Have made a rudimentary bush from a bit of diving stick, it’s hard polyurethane type material and fits very snugly over the ball. Will file it up neatly tomorrow and reassemble! Should do for a while and hopefully stop that bloody awful stick rattle