Bob,
Paul was describing a repair to worn areas of the levers. Because of
the set up involved, a small bit of wear at the pivot will have a great
effect on operation of the handbrake.
But yes, there _may_ be a tiny bit of adjustment in the cable.
Slither under the car and see if there is any room left for the nut to be
turned down on the threaded end of the cable. Seats remain in place for
this task. It does not seem to be intended to be an operating adjustment,
the adjustment of the brake shoes usually being adequate to get the
handbrake right, but it can serve to take up a little stretch in the
cable and wear in the levers.
On Tue, 9 Sep 2003 18:11:30 -0000 "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>
writes:
> I wasn't aware the handbrake was adjustable, the shop manual just
> implies the handbrake will be right after the shoe adjuster is set. Do
you
> have to take the passenger seat out to make this adjustment?
>
> Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
> Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com
> 52 MGTD - NEMGTR #11470
> 71 MGB - NAMGBR #7-3336
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