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Old January 9th 18, 12:41 AM posted to alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech
Mad Roger
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Default Drum brakes - do you disconnect the parking brake cable?

On Mon, 08 Jan 2018 17:06:20 -0500,
Clare Snyder wrote:

> Doesn't show the handbrake (e-brake) adjuster - which is on the
> cable or part of the pedal/handle.


You're correct that the handbrake is what adjusts the drums (I was wrong in
assuming it was the action of braking in reverse).

People seem to say that the "bellcrank" needs replacing, so I dug into the
terminology to find this parts diagram.
https://s9.postimg.org/h7kn548n3/parts_diagram.gif

I think the bellcrank are the funny shaped pieces.
https://s9.postimg.org/gi1ussaof/dorman_parts.jpg
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