[Healeys] E Brake Cable

[Chuck Ott]

When you pull the brake lever, how many clicks before it stops?  I had this issue with my BJ8, and when I had the brake lever pulled all the way up the brakes were still not fully engaged.  It turned out that I needed a fair amount of tension on the rear brake actuating rods to make the brake lever engage the brakes with a reasonable amount of brake lever pull.  Maybe you just need to tighten the adjusting nut a little bit more.


-----Original Message-----
From: Mike MacLean <rrengineer.mike at att.net>
To: healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thu, Aug 8, 2019 8:03 am
Subject: [Healeys] E Brake Cable

Finally got the e-brake installed in my BN2.  Has anyone replaced one of the e-brake cables that are offered by the usual suspects lately?  The clevis end of the cable at the rear brake shoes is at the very end of adjustment.  I mean there is only a few threads screwed into the clevis and there is a slight pressure on the brake lever at the backplate causing the shoes to expand just a little.  I know it will stretch eventually, but the cable just seems too short.  Doesn't seem right.  Am I missing something here?Mike MacLean

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