<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">As stated the adjustment is at the connection to the hand brake lever (after properly adjusting the brake shoes). Note there are many different lengths of MGA/MGB handbrake cables. You need to use the correct one for the car & axle. See: <a href="https://www.mgaguru.com/mgtech/brakes/pdf/mga_b_handbrake_cables.pdf">https://www.mgaguru.com/mgtech/brakes/pdf/mga_b_handbrake_cables.pdf</a> </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">EjR </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM <<a href="mailto:mgs-request@autox.team.net">mgs-request@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Send Mgs mailing list submissions to<br>
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From: dave northrup <<a href="mailto:dave@ranteer.com" target="_blank">dave@ranteer.com</a>><br>
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Subject: [Mgs] parking brake<br>
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58 mga. Came to me mostly apart.<br>
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Have it almost back together and I'm puzzling about the parking brake mechanism in the back. Doesn't seem to be any way to tighten it.<br>
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Looks like maybe the adjustment happens up front at the handle?<br>
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If it is like an MGB, the main adjustment is to adjust the rear brake shoes. But you can take up slack by turning the nut at the bottom of the handbrake lever, underneath the car.<br>
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> On Jun 24, 2025, at 5:01?PM, dave northrup <<a href="mailto:dave@ranteer.com" target="_blank">dave@ranteer.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> 58 mga. Came to me mostly apart.<br>
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> Have it almost back together and I?m puzzling about the parking brake mechanism in the back. Doesn?t seem to be any way to tighten it.<br>
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> Looks like maybe the adjustment happens up front at the handle?<br>
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