>From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
>
>Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou wrote:
> >
> > This should not be the case! Adjusting the adjuster screw should
> > take care of both the regular brake and handbrake. The cables should
> > need adjusting only to compensate for cable stretch and wear in
> > the various linkages.
>
>I beg to differ. The adjuster will compensate for shoe wear, but as the
>shoe wears down, the hand brake will need to be pulled up higher to make it
>grab. If the shoes are worn enough, it will become necessary to adjust the
>cable that goes between the handle and the pivot assembly that actuates
>the lateral handbrake cable.
>
I gotta go with Doug on this one. IIRC, the manual also states the same
thing. You adjust the handbrake by adjusting the brakes (it's
easier anyway). _Only_ after that, would you consider a separate
handbrake adjustment and that should _only_ be necessary occasionally
to compensate for stretched cable or other wear. These are not
separate adjustments that both need to be made to account for brake
shoe wear.
Greg Rowe
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