shirlthegirl43
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Thanks for that, found one so fingers crossed the car will be back on the road soon
No no no! I am only suggesting you work on the hand brake to make sure all cables and levers are working from the hand brake lever to the rear drum brakes and that there is movement in the adjuster mechanism.
When this is all proved free, then. when pressing the foot pedal with the rear drums fitted the rear brakes should self adjust hydraulically. this will then allow you to adjust the handbrake on the adjustment screw accordingly in the car.
I thought it was strange that the hydraulic system was dependent upon the mechanical handbrake. It makes sense that the hydraulics self adjust and that the handbrake adjustment is dependent upon the hydraulic settings.
When you have fitted new brake shoes. you can easily fit the drum. ,you will then sit in the car and press the foot pedal until the brake shoes open up and meet the drum. the ratchet will sit in its nearest seration(slot) (and it will adjust over a period of time as the brake shoes wear). in effect the adjuster works with the hyds and the springs will only return the shoes slightly off the drum. hence self adjusters.
the handbrake cable can be adjusted to suit. this is how i have believed the brakes to work.Roughly.
if i am wrong then please correct me.
Sorry, in all the excitement I forgot to log in last week and let you know the car finally passed its MOT.
Elder son is thrilled to bits and has been pestering us all weekend to take him out driving. We now have a new problem though - how the heck do you get the L plates to stay on - the magnetic ones keep flying off
Thank you to everyone for their input. Once the handbrake cable was adjusted and the garage did a final pressure bleed the brakes met requirements. I must say they are not sharp when compared to my volvo