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Simon_16v
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Registered: 14th Aug 06
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21st Feb 08 at 14:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Iv attempted to adjust my brake bias valve on my 1.4 sport.

Iv loosened it in such that the spring is now as far back towards the back bumper as possible.

The problem is that nothing has changed, i can manage to sometimes to lock back wheels up even with handbrake on its like a drift car.

Do i possibly need a new bias valve thing? Or am i doing something wrong.

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Dan295
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21st Feb 08 at 14:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
eh? if you use your handbrake the rear wheels will lock, that pedal in the middle is the brake pedal you use to slow down/stop
Dean_W
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21st Feb 08 at 14:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The slacker the spring, the less force to the back wheels.

Adjusting the rear drums would help aswell.

And, with the handbrake, the rears will still lock, as it uses a different way of pulling the brakes.
Simon_16v
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21st Feb 08 at 15:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well i find my handbrake shite lol i can drive with it on but it slows you down eventually.

There seems to still be some tension in the spring tho. When you push the lever as if the car had fattehs in nothing moves.
FruitBooTeR
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21st Feb 08 at 15:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What would happen if you remove spring completly???
Simon_16v
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21st Feb 08 at 15:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I couldn't get the bolt out to find out
andyc1234
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21st Feb 08 at 17:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is it lowered at all
Simon_16v
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21st Feb 08 at 18:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It is lowered 40mm thats why i tried to adjust it today. Why?

 
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