Jaguar x type handbrake adjustment

You can buy cable shortener at any auto parts store or just use a small "U Clamp" see part at link https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/dorman-help-brake-cable-adjuster-universal-03006/5014557-P

Some have adjustment under handle, some under the car on the e brake cable but most adjust when you adjust the rear brake shoes to the drums.

Don't.. pull the rear drums/rotors and adjust the e-brake shoes

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PointsProblem with 2004 Honda Accord The handbrake ratchet on my 2002 S Type Jaguar V6

First: Pull UP on the handbrake and then push the release button. The button can only be released while the lever is being pulled up so pull hard. This will release it the lock for you to bring the brake handle down.

the cap can stay on, the handbrake will come off with the calipers just make sure its in the off position.

ttheir are many cencors in gear box u might check cencors
and when u drive the car is speed meter works ?

try pumping teh brake pedal and pulling the handbrake at the same tim to work the auto adjusters

under neat console on hand brake handle there is a nut no ten socket or 7/16 where you do adjustment in not sure ask a mechanic to adjust for you

There really should not be any adjustment necessary, the parking brake is self adjusting. When you first install new pads It may take several puls of the lever to get them set up.

The cables MUST be absolutely free moving, for the system to work.

The adjustment as pads wear is inside the caliper itself and it is automatic, there is a little lever on the caliper and it moves the pads ahead every time it is pulled. This lever can become sticky and not return after it is pulled. you can free it up by removing the lever and then removing the rubber dust sheild behind it. Then you clean and lubricate it.
When all is moving freely, the arm should spring back against a hard stop each time the cable is pulled.

There is an adjustment on the cables under the car, just behind the centre console. It normally does not need adjusting unless you replace the cables themselves.
To check the adjustment, you need to make sure that the little levers on the rear calipers are fully returned to their rest position, and make sure the handle inside the car is down. Then adjust the nut to take up the slack in the cables.

I dont think that they can screw up the calipers inside. I have had them apart and there is really nothing to bust. I suspect very strongly that the levers on each caliper are not moving freely.

Most places dont understand all this, even the dealers, so they sell you new cables and calipers. I know for a fact that you can make it all work if you get everything moving freely.