[T3] Brake issues....
Don Robertson
donrob at yachtsales.com
Thu Jul 21 07:01:47 PDT 2011
My money is on incorrectly adjusted hand brake cables. The old drums
were very likely a lot oversize from wear, and someone adjusted the
cables so the hand brake would work properly. Now with new drums the
cables are too tight to adjust the shoes correctly. You can check
this very quickly by removing the boot over the hand brake and heater
controls. As Jim said earlier the cables should only have about 5mm
(1/4") at most showing above the lock nuts.
At any rate I would stay away from the first shop... in my book any
mechanic who lets a car out of the shop with the brake pedal on the
floor (especially when it wasn't on the floor before) should have his
licence revoked.
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