Subject: Re: [Mgs] Mgs Digest, Vol 215, Issue 1

From: Eric Russell <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:15:35 -0400

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As stated the adjustment is at the connection to the hand brake lever
(after properly adjusting the brake shoes). Note there are many different
lengths of MGA/MGB handbrake cables. You need to use the correct one for
the car & axle. See:
https://www.mgaguru.com/mgtech/brakes/pdf/mga_b_handbrake_cables.pdf

EjR

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> 58 mga.  Came to me mostly apart.
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> Have it almost back together and I'm puzzling about the parking brake
> mechanism in the back.  Doesn't seem to be any way to tighten it.
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> Looks like maybe the adjustment happens up front at the handle?
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> If it is like an MGB, the main adjustment is to adjust the rear brake
> shoes. But you can take up slack by turning the nut at the bottom of the
> handbrake lever, underneath the car.
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> Max Heim
> '66 MGB
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> > On Jun 24, 2025, at 5:01?PM, dave northrup <[email-masked]> wrote:
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> > 58 mga.  Came to me mostly apart.
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> > Have it almost back together and I?m puzzling about the parking brake
> mechanism in the back.  Doesn?t seem to be any way to tighten it.
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> > Looks like maybe the adjustment happens up front at the handle?
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:large">As =
stated the adjustment is at the connection to the hand brake lever (after p=
roperly adjusting=C2=A0the brake shoes). Note there are many different leng=
ths of MGA/MGB handbrake cables. You need to use the correct one for the ca=
r &amp; axle. See:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.mgaguru.com/mgtech/brakes/pd=
f/mga_b_handbrake_cables.pdf">https://www.mgaguru.com/mgtech/brakes/pdf/mga=
_b_handbrake_cables.pdf</a>=C2=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=
=3D"font-size:large"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-s=
ize:large">EjR=C2=A0</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_c=
ontainer"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 25, 2025 at 2:0=
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58 mga.=C2=A0 Came to me mostly apart.<br>
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Have it almost back together and I&#39;m puzzling about the parking brake m=
echanism in the back.=C2=A0 Doesn&#39;t seem to be any way to tighten it.<b=
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Looks like maybe the adjustment happens up front at the handle?<br>
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c.net" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>=
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If it is like an MGB, the main adjustment is to adjust the rear brake shoes=
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ke lever, underneath the car.<br>
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Max Heim<br>
&#39;66 MGB<br>
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&gt; Have it almost back together and I?m puzzling about the parking brake =
mechanism in the back.=C2=A0 Doesn?t seem to be any way to tighten it.<br>
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