Evening all!

 

Leaving work earlier today, took the handbrake off and the all of a sudden the handle went all floppy! Previously the handbrake was well adjusted and worked well. It'll still hold the car, but it has to be pulled super high now. I feel like one of the cables may have snapped. I try to fix as much as I can myself, so does anyone have any pointers about diagnosing and repairing?

 

Thanks!!

Start the car, put the handbrake on put it in gear and lift the clutch a bit. see if the back end of the car goes down evenly or one-sided 

 

Jack the back wheels up and give them a spin with and without the handbrake on.

Brill, thanks a lot! That’s my Sunday morning sorted. 

If you don't have an assistant to operate the lever whilst you watch for actuator movement on the callipers try yanking the handbrake on fully whilst coasting at 10mph and come to a stop.  You can then examine the road for skid marks.

I had a snapped cable recently and this sounds like it.   Had to almost rotate the handbrake back 180° before it felt like it would hold!  Ratchets I didn't know existed.

UPDATE, is just started working again by itself. I think a cable must have got stuck in the nearly on position.  I’ve barely driven it during the week lately since I’ve started cycling. 
 

Thanks all though!