IamRobbie
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I replaced the shoes in my hand brake last year and adjusted the cable along with the 1/2 adjuster on the back of the drum. All worked perfect with about 3 clicks holding my truck steady even on steep inclines! Amazing until I left it on whilst off roading months ago and it never worked since...
Getting abit bored with having to turn the truck off to leave it in gear whenever I want to get out so I decided to adjust the handbrake. I'd already tried the adjuster on the back which just got to its maximum and kept spinning freely so I thought it was time for a new cable, new cable was a mare to fit because the old one was rusted in the pin on the end but after fitting I got the handbrake to about 3 clicks and adjusted the nut on the back, it doesn't work at all. I can leave the handbrake off, adjust the nut until I can't spin the drum and then back it off so it's ever so slightly rubbing and pull the handbrake on and nothing.
Shoes have about 4-5mm of pad on them so I assume they are fine.
Getting abit bored with having to turn the truck off to leave it in gear whenever I want to get out so I decided to adjust the handbrake. I'd already tried the adjuster on the back which just got to its maximum and kept spinning freely so I thought it was time for a new cable, new cable was a mare to fit because the old one was rusted in the pin on the end but after fitting I got the handbrake to about 3 clicks and adjusted the nut on the back, it doesn't work at all. I can leave the handbrake off, adjust the nut until I can't spin the drum and then back it off so it's ever so slightly rubbing and pull the handbrake on and nothing.
Shoes have about 4-5mm of pad on them so I assume they are fine.