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Re: [Healeys] Emergency brake handle

To: "healeys@autox.team.net" <healeys@autox.team.net>, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <YNOTINK@msn.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Emergency brake handle
From: Michael MacLean <rrengineer.mike@att.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 08:30:48 +0000 (UTC)
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 Thanks Bill.=C2=A0 My problem is the cable seemed to be too short with the=
 shoes mounted with no adjustment on them at all.=C2=A0 This is before the =
drums have been installed.
Mike

    On Friday, August 9, 2019, 10:08:43 PM PDT, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <YNOTINK=
@msn.com> wrote: =20
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  #yiv6496718775 P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}To Mike McClean and other=
s interested in this topic: I just installed my emergency brake handle afte=
r having it out of the car to install upholstery. I was having a lot of tro=
uble because the cable seemed to be two short and I couldn't get it to line=
 up with the index on the handle. Then I remembered something I read in one=
 of the manuals long ago (ah yes, memories...)=C2=A0
Setting the adjustment of the cable is dependent on the adjustment of the r=
ear brake shoes. I removed the rear wheels and backed off the adjustment so=
 that there was slack in the e-brake cable and at that point I was easily a=
ble to line up and install the brake handle. Once the handle =C2=A0was inst=
alled I adjusted the rear brakes to spec and found the e=3Dbrake locks up o=
n the sixth detent.
If you need extra length in the cable you can probably obtain it by this me=
thod.
Bill LawrenceBN1 #554_______________________________________________

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        <div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thanks Bill.&nbsp; My problem is the 
cable seemed to be too short with the shoes mounted with no adjustment on them 
at all.&nbsp; This is before the drums have been installed.<br></div><div 
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                    On Friday, August 9, 2019, 10:08:43 PM PDT, WILLIAM B 
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To Mike McClean and others interested in this topic: I just installed my 
emergency brake handle after having it out of the car to install upholstery. I 
was having a lot of trouble because the cable seemed to be two short and I 
couldn't get it to line up with
 the index on the handle. Then I remembered something I read in one of the 
manuals long ago (ah yes, memories...)&nbsp;</div>
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sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Setting the adjustment of the cable is dependent on the adjustment of the rear 
brake shoes. I removed the rear wheels and backed off the adjustment so that 
there was slack in the e-brake cable and at that point I was easily able to 
line up and install the brake
 handle. Once the handle &nbsp;was installed I adjusted the rear brakes to spec 
and found the e=brake locks up on the sixth detent.</div>
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sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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<div style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, 
sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">
If you need extra length in the cable you can probably obtain it by this 
method.</div>
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sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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Bill Lawrence</div>
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BN1 #554</div>
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