Thanks a lot for the quick responses... Indeed I forgot to mention that I've
already tried to adjust the "adjusting screw" I've set this screw to the
position in which the shoe just touches the drum on some locations. (You can
hear it but hardly feel friction) After this adjustment I've pressed the
footbrake a couple of times in order to let the shoes "set" themselves into
the correct position. After this I've re-adjusted the screw again.
How thick should the friction material on the shoe be? (On mine it's approx.
2 or 3 mm) (Rough guess, I'll measure it tomorrow)
Greets,
Menno Meijer
The Netherlands
----- Original Message -----
From: "Max Heim" <mvheim@attbi.com>
To: "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: Handbrake problem...
>
> Did you try adjusting the right rear adjusting screw? It sounds to me as
if
> that side is adjusted slightly looser than the other side. When applying
> the
> brake pedal the hydraulic force evens it out, but the handbrake has a
> limited range of motion, which is strictly divided between the two sides,
> so
> it is very sensitive to the brake pad adjustment. Sometimes it seems the
> correct adjustment would be between the 90-degree increments of the
> adjusting screw; i. e. one way is too loose and the other is too tight. In
> such a case I suppose you could sand down the brake shoes a fraction. But
> in
> my experience a correctly-adjusted hand brake is more the exception than
> the
> rule -- the system just doesn't have enough range of adjustment.
>
> on 3/1/02 9:46 AM, Menno Meijer at menno.meijer@ict.nl wrote:
>
> > Dear List,
> >
> > After inspection of my '63 B's rear brake I've found
> > the following problem:
> >
> > * When I apply the footbrake -> No problem, It's
> > not possible to rotate (by hand) any of the rear
> > wheels.
> >
> > * When I apply the handbrake -> The left rear-
> > wheel is OK but with a little strength it's
> > easy to turn the right rearwheel.
> >
> > As far as I know this is not caused by an incorrect
> > adjusted handbrake cable because the handbrake lever
> > inside the drum brake is pulled full. This lever
> > cannot be pulled further by hand. (Pulled against
> > the base plate)
> >
> > If I pull this handbrake lever full I still can
> > rotate (with a little strength) the drum brake.
> >
> > During the search for the above problem I've already
> > replaced:
> >
> > - All the springs, because they where old anyway.
> > - Handbrake lever
> >
> > Can this be caused by worn brake shoes? To me this
> > would be unlikely because the "normal" footbrake is
> > working great.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Unfortunatly I'm not used to all those technical
> > terms yet but I'll try to shorten my postings in
> > the near future.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Menno Meijer
> > The Netherlands
> >
>
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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