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Failed NCT for handbrake

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  • 21-02-2012 1:34pm
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    kiddums
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    I just failed the NCT for my handbrake lever excessively traveling. I asked the guy there and he said it was comming up too much.

    I checked it when I got home and it goes up 7 clicks normally, but with a bit of force you can get it to 8.

    What is normal?

    Its a 98 Toyota Corolla Saloon. Haynes says between 4 and 7 click is normal.


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    smokin ace
    Registered Users Posts: 855 ✭✭✭smokin ace


    kiddums wrote: »
    I just failed the NCT for my handbrake lever excessively traveling. I asked the guy there and he said it was comming up too much.

    I checked it when I got home and it goes up 7 clicks normally, but with a bit of force you can get it to 8.

    What is normal?

    Its a 98 Toyota Corolla Saloon. Haynes says between 4 and 7 click is normal.

    i normally set mine at 3 clicks and it always passed the test so i think you should set it at 3 or maybe 4 at a push


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    kiddums
    Registered Users Posts: 1,308 ✭✭✭kiddums


    smokin ace wrote: »
    i normally set mine at 3 clicks and it always passed the test so i think you should set it at 3 or maybe 4 at a push
    My last car (opel agila) was 10 clicks.

    I thought 3 would have been too tight?
    I'll see how easily I can tighten it I suppose.


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    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    The correct setting for a 98 corolla is 4-7 clicks so it was a pointless fail IMO.


    Would I be right in guessing that the car passed on everything else?


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    CJhaughey
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    Sounds like Applus just creaming another 28 euro for themselves and their shareholders...
    Bástards!
    They really have you over a barrel with the test.


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    kiddums
    Registered Users Posts: 1,308 ✭✭✭kiddums


    Nissan doctor wrote: »
    The correct setting for a 98 corolla is 4-7 clicks so it was a pointless fail IMO.


    Would I be right in guessing that the car passed on everything else?
    Failed on that and a broken/missing battery bracket. I'd forgotten about that one.
    CJhaughey wrote: »
    Sounds like Applus just creaming another 28 euro for themselves and their shareholders...
    Bástards!
    They really have you over a barrel with the test.
    I thought that till I looked and its a visual retest so no charge.
    Seems a waste of time to me.


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    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    kiddums wrote: »
    Failed on that and a broken/missing battery bracket. I'd forgotten about that one.


    I thought that till I looked and its a visual retest so no charge.
    Seems a waste of time to me.


    Only consolation is that both are very quick and cheap repairs.

    In fact, if you have a socket set with a deep 10mm socket then you'd sort the handbrake yourself in about 20 seconds.


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    kiddums
    Registered Users Posts: 1,308 ✭✭✭kiddums


    Nissan doctor wrote: »
    Only consolation is that both are very quick and cheap repairs.

    In fact, if you have a socket set with a deep 10mm socket then you'd sort the handbrake yourself in about 20 seconds.
    Yea, I'm looking into tightening the handbrake myself.
    I'm trying to learn as much as I can about doing my own car maintence as I need to.
    I'm trying to source a suitable bar for the battery bracket. The replacement battery is taller than the original so I can't use another corolla one.

    I'm just baffled that its a fail. I thought mabye I'd read it wrong or it had been changed since haynes made their book.


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    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    kiddums wrote: »
    Yea, I'm looking into tightening the handbrake myself.
    I'm trying to learn as much as I can about doing my own car maintence as I need to.
    I'm trying to source a suitable bar for the battery bracket. The replacement battery is taller than the original so I can't use another corolla one.

    I'm just baffled that its a fail. I thought mabye I'd read it wrong or it had been changed since haynes made their book.


    Well I agree that the handbrake travel failing is pointless, especially as its within spec(just) for the car type and that the handbrake operation itself obviously passed.

    The battery not being tied down is different though...a loose battery can move and contact the bonnet in an accident...leading to a fire.:eek:


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    kiddums
    Registered Users Posts: 1,308 ✭✭✭kiddums


    Nissan doctor wrote: »
    Well I agree that the handbrake travel failing is pointless, especially as its within spec(just) for the car type and that the handbrake operation itself obviously passed.

    The battery not being tied down is different though...a loose battery can move and contact the bonnet in an accident...leading to a fire.:eek:
    The battery is secure, just not properly. Its got the bracket across the top of it, and one of the bars is attached. On the other side there are some of those extra strenght cable tie things in place of the bar. The battery doesn't move when you try to move it. It was only a temp fix tho, I just forgot about it. Its only been there 3 weeks.


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