<div dir='auto'><div dir="auto">Chuck,<div dir="auto"> I have not put the brake drum on yet. When I saw the brake shoes expand with such a small amount of thread engagement, it didn't seem right. Maybe I should put the drum on and adjust the brake shoes first. Then again I am going to have the problem that has been discussed on the list the last couple of days. Where to arc the shoes for maximum contact. Nothing easy restoring this car.</div><div dir="auto">Mike MacLean</div></div><div><br><div class="elided-text">On Aug 8, 2019 5:15 AM, Chuck Ott <chucknsueo@aol.com> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style="color:black;font:10pt 'arial'">When you pull the brake lever, how many clicks before it stops? I had this issue with my BJ8, and when I had the brake lever pulled all the way up the brakes were still not fully engaged. It turned out that I needed a fair amount of tension on the rear brake actuating rods to make the brake lever engage the brakes with a reasonable amount of brake lever pull. Maybe you just need to tighten the adjusting nut a little bit more.<br>
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From: Mike MacLean <rrengineer.mike@att.net><br>
To: healeys <healeys@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Thu, Aug 8, 2019 8:03 am<br>
Subject: [Healeys] E Brake Cable<br>
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<div>Finally got the e-brake installed in my BN2. Has anyone replaced one of the e-brake cables that are offered by the usual suspects lately? The clevis end of the cable at the rear brake shoes is at the very end of adjustment. I mean there is only a few threads screwed into the clevis and there is a slight pressure on the brake lever at the backplate causing the shoes to expand just a little. I know it will stretch eventually, but the cable just seems too short. Doesn't seem right. Am I missing something here?
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