There Has Got To Be An Easier Way To Connect The Handbrake Cable On Dr

[keith kelly]

Trying to put rear drum brakes back together but can not get the damn handbrake cable on as dont have enough hands. Is there an easier way of doing this ? Never worked on drum brakes before! Someone must have some tips.

[Shaft]

Put the cable onto the shoe 1st then fit to the backplate with its spring and pin.

 

[keith kelly]

trying to do that but cant pull the spring back far enough to attach it to the shoe. can get enough with two pairs of pliers but then need a third hand to put onto shoe. got a feeling it should not be that tight, and yes I do have the handbrake released!

[Grim]

my disc braked cable has a rotating plastic adjuster that is held in place by some angle iron. if you have similar, can you give yourself more slack?

[Shaft]

Aahh, see.

One pair of normal pliers, one pair of snipe nosed.

Hold the Nipple in the normal ones and then use the snipe nosed to compress the spring. Once your happy with the protrusion of inner cable simply squeeze on the snipe nosed pliers to grip the inner cable and then you'll be able to release the normal ones and use your now spare hand to fit the shoe.

xx

Edited March 31, 2014 by Shaft

[keith kelly]

Sounds like a plan

[keith kelly]

Sometimes you just need a little pointer when you have never done it before, thanks nick all sorted. Just need to bleed brakes and put wings and wheels back on and can go back on road once taxed yah. Better handle better now after all this palarva!

[maw]

If you help bleeding the brakes I'm happy to come round & pump the pedal... I could do with the exercise!

[Shaft]

Sometimes you just need a little pointer when you have never done it before, thanks nick all sorted. Just need to bleed brakes and put wings and wheels back on and can go back on road once taxed yah. Better handle better now after all this palarva!

 

You're welcome Keith.