Parking brake, Volante 2001

Hi,

the parking brake works by pushing a pair of small brake shoes inside the brake disc against the drum part, a bit like old fashioned brakes. Remove the wheel and you will see a small hole in the drum part of the brake disc between 2 wheel studs. There may be a rubber grommet in the hole to keep dirt out so remove this with a screwdriver first.
Now turn the wheel until the hole is at the bottom (6 o'clock position). Shine a torch into the hole and you will see a wheel shaped like a gear. Using a small flat screwdriver, lever the tips of the wheel to turn it. It rests against a spring so you need to move it until it clicks into the next slot. Keep adjusting until the wheel locks up and you cannot turn it by hand. Now back off the wheel by 2 clicks. There should not be any resistance or drag.
If you cannot get adjustment like this, the brake shoe linings may be worn down. You need to remove the brake caliper and the carrier then remove the disc to examine the shoes and adjusting mechanism.

I'm doing mine tomorrow

Made it........

.....however, when the "wheel" was all the way to the end.....still no brake.

Suddenly one winter job turned up rather quickly.....

Thanks anyway.

Any idea where to buy spare parts ???

//B//