28-04-2020, 12:35 PM
Ok, those are all very helpful thoughts and picture. Thankyou.
Howard, the original Speedex springs are apparently light and flexible. (that may expain the wooden block wedged in one of them!) And seem pretty flat. All I can do is monitor and compare with other owners.
It sounds like if I'm going to abandon the original handbrake entirely then I may as well remove the entire brake cross bar. I seem to remember on a past hydraulic'd car that Minor Van handbrake cables were good. I can see that I'm going to end up with them overlong and curled round, unless one can get things made to order.
Howard, the original Speedex springs are apparently light and flexible. (that may expain the wooden block wedged in one of them!) And seem pretty flat. All I can do is monitor and compare with other owners.
It sounds like if I'm going to abandon the original handbrake entirely then I may as well remove the entire brake cross bar. I seem to remember on a past hydraulic'd car that Minor Van handbrake cables were good. I can see that I'm going to end up with them overlong and curled round, unless one can get things made to order.