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Parking Brake Adjustment

tweety

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'79 midget 1500.

So I replaced the half axle, adjusted the rear brakes per the manual (wheels spin with just a hint of the shoes rubbing) But the parking brake is still too loose. If I pull the hand brake ALL the way up, the car will still roll on a hill or if pushed hard.

I can't seem to locate any way to adjust the parking brake... The three places I see are at each wheel, and there the cable meets the "bar" just inside of the left wheel. There appears to be a "bolt" at each of these three locations, but there's no way that a wrench or socket will fit, an there does not seem to be any threads. It's almost like it's swedged together.

Arrows on pic indicate the three spots
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There is also an adjust below the number 21 in your picture. where the sheathed cable meets the body., just behind the e brake lever underneath the car.

m
 
Whenever you tighten the rear brakes until the drum drags you need to push the brake peddle a couple of times (really hard) to equalize the shoes and you will probably find that you need to tighten that brake a couple of more clicks.
Repeat as required at each wheel.
BillM
 
Brakes should also be adjusted with the e-brake cable nice and slack.

m
 
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