Sounds like you are having the same problem I did. Solved with a new hand
brake cable, the existing one must have stretched. BTW, watch where you get
this item, cheap repros abound. I got mine from AH Spares, it carried a
"Made in England" tag.
Doug Ingram
Victoria BC
1958 Sprite (AN5L/636)
1963 Sprite Mk II project (HAN7L/30003)
----- Original Message -----
From Glen <grbyrns at ucdavis.edu>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 6:52 PM
Subject: emergency brake
> Even after a complete rebuild of the braking system on my bugeye, the
> emergency brake does not engage until the brake handle is nearly all the
> way up. I've adjusted the nut on the long threaded housing end until the
> nut only has enough threads to hold. That is, it has all the slack
> taken up. It seems to me that the cable is too long by as much as 1".
> I've examined the brake lever end for worn parts and found none. The
> linkage likewise is in good shape.
> Is there some way to improve this situation?
> Thanks, Glen Byrns
>
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