<html><body>Handbrake adjustment is a totally different item. Stretched cable or wrong cable? max adjustment on threaded rod? Adjustment procedure in book.<div><br></div><div>Did you grease the adjuster and oil the felts on the steady posts? Both springs are the same or the one closest to the adjuster could be shorter (sometimes) and they rub on the shoes-that's ok. Hank<br><br><div class="reply-new-signature"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "Roger Grace via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net><br>To: "Healeys"<br>Cc: <br>Sent: Monday March 29 2021 3:12:56PM<br>Subject: [Healeys] Rear brake adjustment<br><br>
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<div>I am Struggling to get consistent results for rear brake shoe
adjustment.</div>
<div>All part of a project to get handbrake working properly -
currently it is almost vertical.<br></div>
<div>Background:<br></div>
<div>New shoes, slaves and springs etc with less than 4k mi. Almost
no sign of any wear yet.<br></div>
<div>Handbrake lever clevis pins removed.</div>
<div>Steady post adjusted so the peg just touches when brakes are
adjusted tight.</div>
<div>Then the adjustment set so you can just hear/feel slight brake
drag.</div>
<div>All OK so far.</div>
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<div>Here is the problem:<br></div>
<div>When the handbrake lever is pushed with screwdriver or my hand
it moves with initial free play then clamps the shoes as it
should. However when released brakes do not fully
retract, and shoes bind and not at the same setting that
started off with.</div>
<div>Same story with using the hydraulics; seems to hang up, in not
quite the off position. Both wheels are the same.<br></div>
<div>Shoes can be "reset" to original setting by rattling the
adjuster back and forth in the freeplay zone.</div>
<div>All looks fine when drum is off and you can see the shoe
operation.<br></div>
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<div>My thoughts :<br></div>
<div>I observe that the new springs actually touch the inside of
the shoes ?</div>
<div>Maybe some grease there ? Is this interference normal ?</div>
<div>Is it possible to incorrectly assemble the shoes/springs
?</div>
<div>See photo of RR.<br></div>
<div>I note that the slave is tight on the back plate. How tight is
normal floating ?</div>
<div>Maybe I assembled the slave cylinder clips incorrectly
?<br></div>
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<div>All suggestions appreciated<br></div>
<div>rg<br></div>
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