Thanks! Noticed my handbrake was very slack and not holding the car on hills anymore, then I realised that one of the back discs was getting extremely hot compared to the others. Took the wheel off and had the same issue, sprayed it and jiggled it and now it's so much better.
Best solution is to get brand new calippers, handbrake mechanism is worn and rusted inside, water comes in and blocks it. wd40 will last only for some time, you will need to repeat in some interval
Thanks mate. Good video! I’ve taken my ‘08 Mondeo into the garage & they’ve done this twice! Last time, it only seemed to last a week or two? You reckon that’s due to him not cleaning all the crap out thoroughly enough? I’m gonna have a go myself, after watching this. You think it’s worth using a wire brush & WD40? Then adding some copper grease afterwards? Or is that likely to collect grit & crud? Whatcha think? Cheers. 👍🏼
Cheers pal very welcome I would suggest just going at it with a wire brush and plenty of WD-40 and it should work loose. Let me know how you get on cheers Glyn
Hey. I’ve recently encountered the same problem, but found out if i took the handbrake and applied as hard as i could it locked the wheel. Problem is, now that i have loosen the handbrake lever the “brake” wont come of the wheel. It’s stuck on the rotor if you know what i mean. What should i do
@@BugRacer1955 Thank you for your help! Turned out that the hanbrake wire had gotten stuck! With a little bit of rust remover and som WD-40 we got it right and manage to fix it! Thank you for your quick respons. You definitly deserve a sub and thumbs up!
If the actuator was siezed and the other side was ok, where was the free play causing the extra clicks on the handbrake lever coming from before releasing the stuck mechanism? Just wondering. Nice video,thanks.
Hello Kev that’s a good question, tbh I’m not sure it was definitely only working on the left which I sorted out last time it seized, it’s working great now though 👍🏻
@@BugRacer1955 To me, that looked like a very bizarre issue? When the end of the brake cable (nipple) is at the very top, does that mean that the handbrake is tight on that car? If so, the caliper should have had a tight grip on the wheel, stopping it from turning? Usually, when you can pull up the handbrake that high, usuallly means the cable hasn't been adjusted inside the car properly. Wonder if you also have/had a stiff/partially seized brake cable?
@@johnrichardson544 thanks for the comment John I think it’s quite common on these mondeos, I had an jag xtype before this car and the same thing happened and they share the same chassis. To find the adjuster it’s exhaust off heat shield off and there’s the handbrake cable adjuster nut & cables (I haven’t ventured that far and was able to fix it at the calliper) it’s now a few months later and handbrake still working perfectly
Thanks! Noticed my handbrake was very slack and not holding the car on hills anymore, then I realised that one of the back discs was getting extremely hot compared to the others. Took the wheel off and had the same issue, sprayed it and jiggled it and now it's so much better.
Thank you. Saved me a more expensive fix😂
many thanks, my car failed its MOT on the handbrake, great explanation and saved me a fortune fixing it myself
Glad it helped you mate 👍🏻
Thanks for this. My handbrake went slack and I did this fix on the affected side and all sorted. Much appreciated 👍
makes my day to hear this 👍🏻
Thank you !
Great video,you save me a lot of time.Thank you
Very welcome kam kej glad the video helped you 👍🏻
Best solution is to get brand new calippers, handbrake mechanism is worn and rusted inside, water comes in and blocks it. wd40 will last only for some time, you will need to repeat in some interval
To echo the other comments thanks for this.
Thanks mate. Good video!
I’ve taken my ‘08 Mondeo into the garage & they’ve done this twice!
Last time, it only seemed to last a week or two? You reckon that’s due to him not cleaning all the crap out thoroughly enough?
I’m gonna have a go myself, after watching this. You think it’s worth using a wire brush & WD40? Then adding some copper grease afterwards? Or is that likely to collect grit & crud? Whatcha think? Cheers. 👍🏼
Cheers pal very welcome I would suggest just going at it with a wire brush and plenty of WD-40 and it should work loose. Let me know how you get on cheers Glyn
Thank you my friend.Problem solved.
Great news Marcel 👍🏻
Hey. I’ve recently encountered the same problem, but found out if i took the handbrake and applied as hard as i could it locked the wheel. Problem is, now that i have loosen the handbrake lever the “brake” wont come of the wheel. It’s stuck on the rotor if you know what i mean. What should i do
Sounds like the pads are stuck on, i think you might need to remove brake calliper
@@BugRacer1955 thank you. I will try that:)
Very welcome Olle, lots more videos coming soon. Good luck with your brakes let me know how you go on
@@BugRacer1955 Thank you for your help! Turned out that the hanbrake wire had gotten stuck! With a little bit of rust remover and som WD-40 we got it right and manage to fix it! Thank you for your quick respons. You definitly deserve a sub and thumbs up!
Thanks Olle, I really appreciate that 👍🏻
Con lo svitol vicino al ceppo frenante??? Occhio gente che non frena più...
Con lo svitol...
benvenuto nel canale Nazzareno Arruzza e grazie per l'iscrizione
If the actuator was siezed and the other side was ok, where was the free play causing the extra clicks on the handbrake lever coming from before releasing the stuck mechanism? Just wondering. Nice video,thanks.
Hello Kev that’s a good question, tbh I’m not sure it was definitely only working on the left which I sorted out last time it seized, it’s working great now though 👍🏻
@@BugRacer1955 Will be going back to doing my own maintenance on my Mondeo now I have the time to do it, so your videos are very useful.
Good lad! 👍🏻 It’s all about helping each other and the Mondeo is a cracking car
@@BugRacer1955 To me, that looked like a very bizarre issue? When the end of the brake cable (nipple) is at the very top, does that mean that the handbrake is tight on that car? If so, the caliper should have had a tight grip on the wheel, stopping it from turning? Usually, when you can pull up the handbrake that high, usuallly means the cable hasn't been adjusted inside the car properly. Wonder if you also have/had a stiff/partially seized brake cable?
@@johnrichardson544 thanks for the comment John I think it’s quite common on these mondeos, I had an jag xtype before this car and the same thing happened and they share the same chassis. To find the adjuster it’s exhaust off heat shield off and there’s the handbrake cable adjuster nut & cables (I haven’t ventured that far and was able to fix it at the calliper) it’s now a few months later and handbrake still working perfectly