Although you wouldn't expect that normal brake shoe
wear would cause this, the loss of the lining itself
on one shoe might account for it.
Another possibility is the brake operating lever that
operates against the brake cylinder on each side. If
the pivot pin wore, became dislodged/unseated, or the
fulcrum wore through, then the lever might appear to
move normally, but not actually apply force to the
shoes.
I'd get the rear drums off and inspect ASAP.
HTH,
Carter
--- Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com> wrote:
> Dean,
>
> Did you check your brake pads ?
> There is enough wear from a good set to a worn out
> set to make the
> adjustment of the handbrake move an inch.
>
> Also recheck the adjusters for the cable on each
> rear wheel.
> There is a fairly large amount of adjustment that
> can be made.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dean Dashwood
> [mailto:deandashwood_list@yahoo.co.uk]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 3:20 PM
> To: Spitfire List
> Subject: Handbrake mystery
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