Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:26:26 -0500
Reply-To: Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Addendum to question on Parking Brake Cable
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Neil,
Thanks for your thoughts. I think I had a non-problem in that I was only
checking one brake at a time. I jacked up the entire rear end and repeated
the process of engaging the parking brake one click at a time while
spinning the rear wheels. Surprisingly to me, the drivers side actually
stopped the wheel one click quicker than the passenger side even though the
drivers side cable was looser. It appears the equalizer does its job and
"equalizes" the pressure of the two cables.
Good to see that I don't have a problem.
Harold
On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 2:43 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> Since you had the drum (drums?) off, does the brake hardware look the
> same on both sides?
>
> Maybe part of the cable is failing and stretching inside the sheath?
> If the cable isn't breaking apart, I can't see it stretching that
> much.
>
> P. 46.11 is your equalizer installed correctly? Going from memory
> and the image, it seems the part is angled or is one portion of it is
> longer than the other? Maybe installing it 180º "out" would do what
> you're seeing?
>
> Neil.
>
> On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 8:39 AM, Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I forgot to mention that both rear brakes have been adjusted and that if
> I
> > adjust the drivers side any tighter, I can not put the drum back on or
> if I
> > do get it on, it is to tight to turn.
> >
> > In checking my rear brakes (1991 Westy), I found that when the parking
> > brake is engaged, the passenger side cable engages the brake on that side
> > much quicker than the one on the driver side. When I look at where the
> > emergency brake connects to the pivot bar (?) on the driver side there
> is a
> > lot of slack compared to the passenger side. The cable is not broken and
> > does engage, but it engages after the passenger side cable.
> >
> > Is this normal or do the cables stretch over time and that I need to
> > replace that cable.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Harold
> >
> > --
> > Harold Teer
> > 1991 Westy
> > Harrisonburg, VA
>
>
>
> --
> Neil n
>
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Harold Teer
1991 Westy
Harrisonburg, VA
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