Jeff, I think you just over-traveled the useful working length of the lever.
Try adjusting the brake cables, and that should solve your problem.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com>
To: Spitfire List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 7:04 PM
Subject: Handbrake problem
>
> Hi everyone. So the other day, I take my Spitfire down from the jack
stands
> after another month of fiddling around, anxious to try a drive with the
> wheels staying on for a change. I go to release the handbrake by pulling
up
> a notch and guess what? Doesn't release. Try again. Still no good, but
> now the brake is REALLY tight. I finally managed to figure out a way to
get
> the dang notch off the teeth so the thing would disengage, but obviously I
> have a new problem. What part has worn out or become misaligned? Some
sort
> of a spring?
>
> As a funny aside, my wife commented today that the Spitfire looks like a
> skateboard with sheetmetal wrapped around it and jokingly suggested that I
> wear my old motorcycle helmet while driving it. The other day, when I
took
> it out for the first time since the wheel fell off last month (VB never
HAS
> gotten back to me about the lousy adapter nuts BTW), my wife wanted to
know
> "where the (life) insurance papers are" again.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jeff in San Diego
> '67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
> www.ohms.com/spitfire/spitfire.shtml
>
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