hondaon18's

okay heres my problem , i just converted my honda hb cx with rear disc that came off a 94 honda hb si. so every thing came off and was bolted in to place. now i ran the hand brake cable in the same way the drums where in place now when i was installing the hand brake bolts i noticed that the cable on the left side came out more then the one on the right side. so i installed it any way and now my hand brake don't work. i lifted the car up and told my buddy to pull the hand brake and the cables don't even move or any thing. so what did i do wrong here? are the cables the wrong size? do i need different ones? i thought that if it came off a hatch it should have worked?

97Ej6mike

Your handbrake cable is the one that has always been on the car, correct?

I know the pics are broken, but it may be of some help
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=812062

Rear disc conv. in 92-95 civics.

hondaon18's

yeah but that came off when i took off the drums . i put in the rear disc with the cables.

gsxr1k05

you need shorted ebrake cables. when i did this swap on my crx, the ones of a 94 integra worked but were a little long for comfort. i dont know off hand what ebrake cables you want. what year is your honda that you did the conversion on? i think 92-95's need to use the si coup. but i am not for sure. check the faq.

97Ej6mike

If the cable is loose, inside the car, behind the E-brake assembly theres a tension adjuster for the cable, have you given that a look yet?

hondaon18's

no i didn't give that a look . is that tension adjuster easy to adjust. . also i thought that if it came off a si hatch and its going on to a cx hatch that it wouldnt matter of the cable length becausa its a hatch and it came off a hatch. but i'll see about the tensioner in back of the brake.

gsxr1k05

i know with my crx and the integra cables i had to crank the tensioner as far as it would go. give that a shot and see whats what

hondaon18's

does the tensioner have a bolt or does it need a special tool

97Ej6mike

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Just a standard 10 or 12 mm socket or wrench. I forgot which size exactly.

hondaon18's

so do i need different hand brake cables ? cause the rear disc are off a si hatchback and i got a cx hatch back so does it matter or do i need to change the hand brake cables?

instructor74

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NO you do not need different cables the ones off the si hb will fit so will the ones off the 94 integra same part numbers for both cables. You do need to adjust the cable. jack up the rear of the car put it on jack stands. take out the center console you will see the adjuster nut for the rear brake cables. pull the ebrake up one click. adjust the ebake cables so the is just a little drag on the rear wheel when you spin it. repeat for the other side. More then likely you will find a seized ebrake cable and or slide pins on the rear calipers. Let me know if you need more info

hondaon18's

yes i adjusted the hand brake and it works. thank you all for the help and info. i love this place.

gsxr1k05

instructor74, thanks for the new knowledge. i didnt know the teg and the si had the same part numbers. learned something new today