one more problem with brakes

[sukchew at cox.net (Chuck Blue)]

The bar inside the drum should be straight across not at an angle as shown 
in your pic.
ole blue
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Spewey" <spewey@comcast.net>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 9:11 PM
Subject: Re: one more problem with brakes


> Jacob Hawes wrote:
>> I was bleeding the breaks and checking the parking break today and it 
>> seems that the parking break lever (the one in the drum, not the hand 
>> lever) is being pulled by the cable, but the push bar that actually 
>> pushes the break shoes out is barely moving. What is going on here?
>
> Make sure the cable conduit is fixed to the axle by that bendy clip 
> securely.  if it's not, it will stretch and provoke no action.  Lotta 
> times the tabs break off.  Assuming you tightened it up already.
>
> Sorry, Comrade Calloway.  Couldn't help myself.
>
> PS break=kaput brake=shtoppenzie crappenpants
>
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