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Hello,
Just got back from the honda dealer to have
front brake pads replaced. No other work was
done and rear brakes were adjusted.

Now, that I'm back, when I try to lift up
the hand brakes, I notice it's too tight and
doesn't go up as far as it used to.

Does anyone have any clues why all of a sudden
the hand brakes got tighter?

Thanks much!

curious wrote:
> Hello,
> Just got back from the honda dealer to have
> front brake pads replaced. No other work was
> done and rear brakes were adjusted.
>
> Now, that I'm back, when I try to lift up
> the hand brakes, I notice it's too tight and
> doesn't go up as far as it used to.
>
> Does anyone have any clues why all of a sudden
> the hand brakes got tighter?

because they adjusted the rear brakes. normal. actually, im surprised
they took that extra step.

i just had to do that myself, to my 98 hatch.
>
> Thanks much!

"curious" <corsica@ragingbull.com> wrote in message
> Does anyone have any clues why all of a sudden
> the hand brakes got tighter?

Because they tightened it. It's a good maintenance step because the parking
brake cable stretches over time. It doesn't matter how high you pull the
parking brake. What matters is how much tension there is (in terms of how
firmly your car is secured, especially on an incline).


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Dean wrote:

> "curious" <corsica@ragingbull.com> wrote in message
>
>>Does anyone have any clues why all of a sudden
>>the hand brakes got tighter?
>
>
> Because they tightened it. It's a good maintenance step because the parking
> brake cable stretches over time. It doesn't matter how high you pull the
> parking brake.

it kinda does. its supposed to be 3-4 clicks. mine was about 9 clicks
before i adjusted it. if it gets to be too high up, eventually itll hit
the limit of travel and not hold properly. best to keep it on the tight
side.

it also meant my passenger side rear wasnt adjusting right. gonna have
to keep an eye on that.

different number of clicks for different cars too. In the maintenance
schedule for my 86 accord it says 7-11 clicks.

> it kinda does. its supposed to be 3-4 clicks. mine was about 9 clicks
> before i adjusted it. if it gets to be too high up, eventually itll hit
> the limit of travel and not hold properly. best to keep it on the tight
> side.
>
> it also meant my passenger side rear wasnt adjusting right. gonna have to
> keep an eye on that.
>

Jafir Elkurd wrote:
> different number of clicks for different cars too. In the maintenance
> schedule for my 86 accord it says 7-11 clicks.

Right. '94 Civic has 6-10, and the top is 16 (sadly, I know that).

In article <33d29236.0409031037.516f1ba5@posting.google.com >,
corsica@ragingbull.com says...
>
>
>Hello,
>Just got back from the honda dealer to have
>front brake pads replaced. No other work was
>done and rear brakes were adjusted.
>
>Now, that I'm back, when I try to lift up
>the hand brakes, I notice it's too tight and
>doesn't go up as far as it used to.
>
>Does anyone have any clues why all of a sudden
>the hand brakes got tighter?

Does it release completely when you let it down? If it does, then there
is nothing wrong.
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Alex