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vw polo mark III - handbrake cable travels too high - VWPolo88

hi, my handbrake travels to about 9-10 clicks before holding and even then i don’t' trust it holds the car enough to leave out of gear. i have tried tightening the cable from inside the car and it doesn't seem to have made much difference, i have had new drums, shoes and cylinders as the old cylinders broke and thought this was the cause, but it still does not seem to hold.

I have been told my model does not have the adjuster in the drum, and that it is self-adjusting. I kwikfit employee told me to keep working the handbrake up and down this should adjust it….does anyone know if this takes a while or if my cable is possibly stretched, how do I tell?

thanks