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Handbrake Issue - Drums removed - Videos included


 
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 18:52    Post subject: Handbrake Issue - Drums removed - Videos included Reply with quote

I'm having trouble with my handbrake, I removed the drums to have a look at what's going on and my drivers side (slave side) seems to be overly tight regards the bell crank lever and the slave wire cable that runs across seems to be always tight / tensioned.



Even with the handbrake lever adjuster in the cabin slackened off and the adjusting cog in the drum itself slackened completely off it doesn't seem to make much difference to the resistance at the drivers side  bell crank lever when I try move the crank by hand.



I made 2 videos, 1 of the drivers side and 1 of the passenger side, you can see how the passenger side has all slackened up freely but the drivers side hasn't, you will also see in the videos the difference in the stopper bolt that's supposed to rest against the backing plate, you can see I have a much longer bolt on my drivers side which I had to put in couple years ago when removing the slack to adjust the handbrake to get it to pass my Mot / Doe annual test.



Does my drivers side crank lever seem to be sticking at a certain point or seem to not have as much range of movement as the passenger side do ye reckon when I move it by hand in the vid?



Drivers side

https://send.firefox.com/download/06c59a33d03ef163/#gAiHXccQ9Nle10wUKnzT9g





Passenger side

https://send.firefox.com/download/dec3285348204762/#54avQqsYbLIOMccStIKinQ
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 22:19    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had another look at this and it's almost as if the slave wire coming across from the passenger side to the drivers side is too short, I disconnected the slave cable at the drives bell crank lever and the lever shot towards the drum back plate, the crank was under tension and being pulled away from the back plate even with the handbrake cabin lever slackened off and the drum cog wound fully slack.



I've had this problem since owning the cruiser 6 years and am now wondering if there's different slave cables and if a previous owner fitted a wrong / different cable at some stage.



See pics of crank being pulled away: ( my drivers side stopper bolt is removed in the pics)



Driver side








Passenger side



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 22:24    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry for the super large pics, I'd appreciate it if someone could resize the pics for me., only happens on this forum, you'd think admin would fix it.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 06, 2020 15:55    Post subject: Reply with quote




The pivot point in this pic is free to move.
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PostPosted: Sat May 02, 2020 10:03    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've had similar problems, I had to take up slack at that handbrake to reduce travel to an acceptable level. That does mean those stop screws at the wheel end of the cable don't rest on the stops. I couldn't adjust the shoes sufficiently to get a satisfactory setup.
I think it was Bob Murphy who posted something about this. It could be wear in those pivots.
Personally I came to the conclusion that I would have to replace the shoes. I think this might bring things back to normal. Haven't tried it yet as my "fix" is serviceable for now but worth a thought
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