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Re: MGB Handbrake Tightening

To: Simon Westbrook <simon@sageinc.com>
Subject: Re: MGB Handbrake Tightening
From: john peloquin <peloquin@galaxy.ucr.edu>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 13:22:35 -0700 (PDT)
Yeah, that is the one. If your brakes are adjusted, tightening that one
should do the trick.

"Never Ascribe to Malice that which can be explained by Ignorance."
John J. Peloquin
Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521

On Tue, 28 Apr 1998, Simon Westbrook wrote:

> john peloquin wrote:
> > 
> > Dear John,
> > How many adjustment places are there on the handbbrake system.  I have 
>found the one at the front end of the handbrake cable underneath the car just 
>where the handbrake joins.  Is there another one inside the car
> 
> Simon
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> There is a shortening nut underneath the vehicle, did you try that?
> > 
> > "Never Ascribe to Malice that which can be explained by Ignorance."
> > John J. Peloquin
> > Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521
> > 
> > On Tue, 28 Apr 1998, Miller, John wrote:
> > 
> > > Does anyone know how to tighten the handbrake other than the adjustment
> > > bolt?  I've resorted to removing the spring from the bolt and tightening 
>the
> > > nut all the way to the bitter end, and although it works much better now, 
>it
> > > still rolls very slowly when parked on an incline.  I've looked at the
> > > cables and there doesn't seem to be any easy way to shorten them.
> > >
> > > John Miller
> > > 76 MGB
> > >
> 


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