Did you try adjusting the right rear adjusting screw? It sounds to me as if
that side is adjusted slightly looser than the other side. When applying the
brake pedal the hydraulic force evens it out, but the handbrake has a
limited range of motion, which is strictly divided between the two sides, so
it is very sensitive to the brake pad adjustment. Sometimes it seems the
correct adjustment would be between the 90-degree increments of the
adjusting screw; i. e. one way is too loose and the other is too tight. In
such a case I suppose you could sand down the brake shoes a fraction. But in
my experience a correctly-adjusted hand brake is more the exception than the
rule -- the system just doesn't have enough range of adjustment.
on 3/1/02 9:46 AM, Menno Meijer at menno.meijer@ict.nl wrote:
> Dear List,
>
> After inspection of my '63 B's rear brake I've found
> the following problem:
>
> * When I apply the footbrake -> No problem, It's
> not possible to rotate (by hand) any of the rear
> wheels.
>
> * When I apply the handbrake -> The left rear-
> wheel is OK but with a little strength it's
> easy to turn the right rearwheel.
>
> As far as I know this is not caused by an incorrect
> adjusted handbrake cable because the handbrake lever
> inside the drum brake is pulled full. This lever
> cannot be pulled further by hand. (Pulled against
> the base plate)
>
> If I pull this handbrake lever full I still can
> rotate (with a little strength) the drum brake.
>
> During the search for the above problem I've already
> replaced:
>
> - All the springs, because they where old anyway.
> - Handbrake lever
>
> Can this be caused by worn brake shoes? To me this
> would be unlikely because the "normal" footbrake is
> working great.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Unfortunatly I'm not used to all those technical
> terms yet but I'll try to shorten my postings in
> the near future.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Menno Meijer
> The Netherlands
>
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