Honda Jazz handbrake bad.

[johnsmith222]

Hi guys,

My mum's handbrake on her honda jazz has been bad lately, as the car rolls backwards on a hill. I drove the car while she was in the hospital for a week, and it's not just her being too weak.

I jacked the car up at the weekend, and while I noticed the discs are the originals that have done 35k miles, and they've got a bit of a lip on them, the pads look near-enough new.

I bled both rear calipers, as well as adjusting the handbrake free play from within the car (I know this is for adjusting the free play more than anything), and while things improved a bit, the car still rolls backwards.

I checked the handbrake would actuate the lever on the rear calipers for the handbrake.

Before I go ahead and get her to pay to replace the discs and pads (which I'll fit for her), I was wondering if you guys had any idea what the problem is.

If I replace the discs and pads, I'll take the sliding pins out, clean them up/lube them, as well as clean the calipers up, wind them back etc to make sure they're working ok.

Thanks for any help.

EDIT: Thinking about this, perhaps her caliper sliding pins are mucky enough to prevent proper action using the handbrake, but the footbrake is able to overcome.

[DrSnoosnoo]

I'd perhaps give the calipers/pistons a clean up before biting the bullet to buy more, not that they're expensive.

Not worked on one but I know on ignis sports and MR2s the position of the piston when wound into place is important for good handbrake.
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[Polarbear]

Why would the condition of the discs affect the handbrake. It's for use when the vehicle is static so they could be pitted and worn to fuck and still work. the natural wear on the pads will be more than disc wear and the handbrake should still work with low pads.

I'm much more inclined to believe cable, linkage, pins or whatever it is on a Jazz that needs looking at.
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[bugeye_bob]

Edited ** This depends on year it seems after a bit more searching, sorry**


A quick Google seems to suggest they are similar to the rear VAG`s were they use the caliper as the handbrake, no separate shoes,

In which case Id remove the pads and work the pistons back in and out a few times, this may need a tool to rewind them rather then just force them back,
do this a few times and this with show if the caliper is working or seized, it will also reset the handbrake part, so may help,

remember to slacken off the cable adjuster at the front to get the full benefit of the adjustment at the caliper, you cant adjust the caliper end it is all done by the caliper mechanism inside.

[piazza]

This might be relevant, might not..


https://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/apps/recalls/searches/expand.asp?uniqueID=31C3634E54DCDFA7802574F00055803B&freeText=Blank&tx

[Pukka]

Im guessing its a mk1 (02-08).

Ours had the same problem when we got it. One of the pads was rusted solid to its lower clip . Clean and regrease sliders/clips sorted it. I make sure to do this at least once a year and hasnt been a problem since. Would definitly try that before throwing any money at it.
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[stinkwheel]

I thought all Honda jazz drivers left the handbrake on all the time anyway?
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[Monkeywrenche...]

you say that the cable moves the levers, do the levers return all the way to their stops when the brake is released?
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[johnsmith222]

[johnsmith222]

Ah well, it seems my mum has taken it upon herself to take her honda jazz to kwik fit without asking for my opinion, all because i casually mentioned her exhaust is blowing,while I was driving the car.

Around £600 for new back box, mid section, and front cat (which broke when they removed the other 2 sections.

It won't be OEM parts, and it seems this can be had online for a couple hundred quid.

Why do i bother wasting my weekend going over her car, checking things, ordering tyres online, if she goes and does that.

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[Monkeywrenche...]

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