Thanks, Peter,
The drums are up to spec, the shoes are new and the adjusters snug up at
the second click.
I think that Crash's suggestion to shorten the stretched cable sounds
do-able for me. Silver soldering isn't a problem.
Thanks to all for the suggestions.
Regards, Glen Byrns
Peter C. wrote:
>
> Glen,
> Have you checked the shoe adjustment... I haven't seen that
>mentioned. If
> you adjust them tight, so the drumS wont turn and your hand brake lever
> moves more than 3 clicks, then blame the cable, otherwise it is the shoe
> adjustment. Oh, then back off the adjustment 1 notch from tight.
> Peter C
> -------
> At 10:55 PM 1/18/2000 , you wrote:
> >I guess the correct question to ask now is: What is the length of a new
> >English make handbrake cable from center of one cable 'eye' to the center of
> >the other?
> >If mine is significantly longer, then I'll chase down an AH spares new one.
> >
> > Regards, Glen Byrns
> >Doug Ingram wrote:
> >
> >>Sounds like you are having the same problem I did. Solved with a new hand
> >>brake cable, the existing one must have stretched. BTW, watch where you get
> >>this item, cheap repros abound. I got mine from AH Spares, it carried a
> >>"Made in England" tag.
> >>
> >>Doug Ingram
> >>Victoria BC
> >>1958 Sprite (AN5L/636)
> >>1963 Sprite Mk II project (HAN7L/30003)
> >>
> >>-
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