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Re: hand brake


I went out and had another look at the brakes today. What we all suspected
was in fact the case. the brakes on the wheel with the new cylinder were
adjusted too loose. As everyone said, when I adjusted it the first time and
then pressed the pedal, it came out of adjustment and I should have gone
back and done it again. I also had to tighten the handbrake cable slightly.
The handbrake is now rock solid. I can no longer push the car at all when it
is engaged. This is the first time it has really worked since I got the car.

The other wheel, BTW, I adjusted several weeks ago. It adjusted very easily
then, and as I haven't driven the car since then I have no reason to assume
that it needs any more attention.

I made a crude attempt at measuring the pedal movement. It is about 2.7
inches. Does this sound reasonable?

Regards,

Daniel Baum
1969 Type 34 automatic
Email: daniel@type34.info
Homepage: http://www.type34.info

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