How do I adjust the handbrake cable on S reg Peugeot 406 estate?

How do i change the handbrake cable on a peugeot 406 estate (s reg)? Is it a big job plus i have the odometer reading not displayed on the dash, is this just a bulb as it appears to be digital? Thanks.

muck
January 2010

Do it under the handbrake lever or on the T section of right & left side cable. Alternatively check shoe linings and renew.

Phillip Mudiwakure
November 2009

Get a mechanic to do it

Helpful!!
March 2009

I suspect it is, see: At the back, under the boot, where the cable does a T junction IE: one cable from the handbrake one to a wheel and one to the other wheel, there's an adjuster. Two 10mm nuts locked together, loosen the outer one tighten the inner one, until your handbrake handle goes up three or four clicks then re-lock the two nuts together. Straight forward job, 1 minute in time £50.00 saved

Raysagem
December 2007

Michael English
June 2008

Thanks Ray, I'll give it a go at the weekend.
Regards
A

Adrian
February 2008

The handbrake shoes get caked in dust. If you can, I would recommend taking the discs off, and clean all the dust out. The handbrake should work really well after that. The handbrake shoes normally last the life of the car. But DO NOT put the handbrake on while the car is moving, this type of handbrake is not designed to stop the car. Just to hold it stopped.
Taking the discs off is a piece of cake.
There are two bolts to undo, one is a 15 or 17mm the other is a torx bolt. I can't remember the size offhand, I think it was 8mm.
Undo the top of the brake fluid reservoir. (place lots of rags under the bottle, to catch the fluid that might escape over the top. Brake fluid is corrosive)
First open up the calliper all the way (so that the new brake pads fit) to loosen and remove the brake pads. Then Tie the calliper to the coil spring (so as to not stress the brake pipe) remove the two bolts. That's it.
Remember to replace the top of the brake fluid reservoir.

Ray Carcel
February 2008

The Handbrake on some 406 Peugeots (sorry I don't know what year 'S' is) works independently to the normal braking system, IE. the rear disc is also a drum for shoes, for the handbrake.
The cable has an adjuster. Crawl under the back of the car and you will see it. It's a simple undo the lock nut adjust the cable then re-tighten the lock nut.
BUT for the adjustment of the brake shoes:
Some Peugeots have a handbrake that works like the old brake drums. The drum is inside the disc. To loosen the handbrake shoes, take the wheel off, there's a rubber plug in the disc, pull it out using long nose pliers, place the hole at opposition to the calliper. Look through the hole (not easy) and you should see a ratchet wheel. With a screw flat end driver move the ratchet up to tighten or down to loosen the brake shoes.

Ray Carcel
February 2008