Handbrake dilema

[sambo]

I think it's wierd that a hydraulic handbrake will fail the mot. Even if the car has front and rear brake lines! Anyway, is there a really cheap and easy solution that i could use to simply get the car through an MOT?? Maybe a single caliper kit or something??

 

Cheers, any suggestions would be usefull.

[Rick]

it has to be mechical handbrake for mot.

 

ie: if your brake fluid leaks your car aint gonna go rollin off on its tod

[w p e]

if the hand brakes on its own reservoir it could pass as it would be independent from th e rest. its a grey area depending on the tester

[sambo]

Hmmm... something to think about.....

[Copey]

best thing to do it to go down to the MOT station and ask what they would pass and what they would fail

[Tom]

nope it needs to be a mechanical parking brake. fluid ones are allowed only on pre '51 i think.

 

where abouts are you sambo?

[RETRO_AL]

get cosworth rear calipers and hook it up to a standard escort lever, i dont understand why people even both with a hydrp handbrake because most dont even use it

[Rick]

get cosworth rear calipers and hook it up to a standard escort lever, i dont understand why people even both with a hydrp handbrake because most dont even use it

 

how true, its another addition to the spec list