Gallardo handbrake

[baldingrelic]

I seem to remember other Gallardo owners complaining about handbrake performance (or lack of it) so I'm looking for a bit of help/advice on problems with my 2006 Gallardo.
Let me explain, I hardly ever use the handbrake, the car has only done 8000 miles and is kept indoors. Last year the garage doing the MOT said "that's a rubbish handbrake", winked and passed it. This year it failed (reading only 9 when it needs to be 13 to pass?). I've checked the whole system apart from the mechanical piston in the caliper and it all operates freely.
My question is, are all these calipers marginal for performance or should I replace/overhaul the caliper? Anybody else struggle with handbrakes and MOTs?

[franki68]

I had the handbrake cable replaced on mine,apart from that no issues at all,I have been told its best to keep it in gear as it can roll when stationary,and mine did,but the replacement cable seems to have solved that,I still put it in gear on a slope though.

[baldingrelic]

I've had it part dismantled and I know the handbrake cables are not sticking.

[V10 BAT]

Hi,from the off postion how many clicks do you hear when pulled up slowly??
should be around 4/5.

[baldingrelic]

Yes, it's easy to adjust and I've got it around 4/5 clicks.

[V10 BAT]

Hi,em should be good eh.
I have just done mine,Lambo service manual says to adjust the nut until the wheel locks up
and then back the nut off two full turns.
Maybe if you try that ,rear off the ground at least you can verify the that the brake has locked
on both sides.
The drivers side cable on mine was about 1" shorter than the pass side,when i looked at the adjuster
by the hand brake it was cocked to one side,like the inner cables were not inline.
Drivers side was way forward of the pass side.Gave it a load of slack ,this allowed the small leavers on the parking brake caliper too sort themselves out, then did the adjusting nut up etc
seems to work great now.
Cheers.