How Do I Adjust Handbrake

[jcavill]

Re my 2002 Yaris 1.3 auto.

Thanks to whoever it was posted the photo to show me how to change my oil and filter (I'm ashamed to say I didn't keep a note of who it was) I have since managed to work out how to change the air filter all on my own

I need your help again please! I now need to adjust the handbrake. Before I start looking underneath for the adjuster can someone tell me whereabouts it's located please?

Annie

[seveer unaek]

Where your handbrake is, there's a plastic clip thing, pull that off, and the gaitor, you should then be able to see your adjusting thing!

[jcavill]

Where your handbrake is, there's a plastic clip thing, pull that off, and the gaitor, you should then be able to see your adjusting thing!

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I can see the adjusting nut but there doesn't seem to be enough room to turn it with a spanner without removing the plastic trim covering the handbrake and gear selector. what else do I need to do?

Annie

[yvvan]

There's a screw in the rear cupholder. Undo that and you can slide the whole thing forward and up. Gives you a bit more room to work.

Yves.

[yaristpot]

to do it proper u have to remove the rear wheels, remove the drums and adjust it on the adjuster, !Removed! are easy, just a wheel to rotate, the french ones you have to be a little bit more carfull as its a little bit more fidderly.

(sorry for spelllings,.... pub!)

[jcavill]

to do it proper u have to remove the rear wheels, remove the drums and adjust it on the adjuster, !Removed! are easy, just a wheel to rotate, the french ones you have to be a little bit more carfull as its a little bit more fidderly.

(sorry for spelllings,.... pub!)

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Thanks to both for the info. But how can you tell if the brakes are adjusted correctly if the drums are off?

Also how can I tell if my Yaris is French or Japanese?

Annie.

[Ryan1985]

You can tell if its French or Japanese by a sticker on the windscreen, go outside and look along the top edge of your windscreen and it should say MADE IN wherever!

[jcavill]

You can tell if its French or Japanese by a sticker on the windscreen, go outside and look along the top edge of your windscreen and it should say MADE IN wherever!

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Can't find anything like a sticker with MADE IN etc on my windscreen. Only TOYOTA lamiglass (or similar) on bottom nearside.

Are there any other marks I can look for?

Annie

[Ryan1985]

On the Vin plate if the 1st 3 letters are something like JTD it was made in Japan but if they are different it was made in France, I forget the letters TBH.

Maybe do a search on it!

[Jazzy jay]

On 4/6/2005 at 6:24 PM, jcavill said:

Thanks to both for the info. But how can you tell if the brakes are adjusted correctly if the drums are off?

Also how can I tell if my Yaris is French or Japanese?

Annie.

vin starts with VNK are french and vin starts with JTD are japan