Handbrake

We were a bit apprehensive at fitting the handbrake as the forum is full of posts about people having trouble with it. The rear cables went on easy enough, bit fiddly with the clevis in each hub but not too bad. Its worth saying that the handbrake components in the hub came fully assembled and all I've done is just pop the rear brake disc over the top and  hook the cables on so we have missed out on a lot of the difficulties that others have described.

Right, handle on:

The cable then routed through the bulkhead as low as possible whilst still clearing the chassis lurking behind. The front cable then routes round to the half moon thingy.

I pulled the cable as tight as possible on the threaded section on the equaliser above so all the adjustment was taken up at the handle. It was then a case of adjusting away (easy with no seats) with Naomi turning the rear wheels by hand until the handbrake shoes grabbed. The IVA manual says the handbrake must hold the car on 4 clicks. As the car was in mid air we don't know if it will hold it but you can't turn the wheels by hand. Not the same as parked on a slope I know, but still it would appear to work. The IVA manual doesn't say how you achieve 4 clicks. I had to straddle the handle with one leg outside the car and pull like a mad person.