Date:         Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:18:45 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
Comments: To: "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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At 10:04 AM 7/14/2010 Wednesday, Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" wrote:
>I had the brakes inspected last year. Both the front shoes and rear
>drums were at 75%

That sounds as though the rears are wearing awfully fast.  But if the
pedal is good, my purely personal and highly non-expert opinion is
that you ought to be able to get away with taking up on the
adjustment nut at the equalizing saddle.  If the beast has spent any
time in Scotland expect to need lots of penetrating oil and maybe
some serious attention to the threads on the adjusting rod.  Seems to
me back in the day I got away with electric drill and wirebrush, but
now I'd probably chase it with a die, assuming it's the same M6
thread that's used all over the vehicle.

Yours,
David
ps -- everything they say about the '85+ actuating handle is
true.  Night and day.  And no seam at the bottom to dig in to your
fingers (we wrapped it with silicone tape, but still...).