19-10-2023, 09:06 AM
Another area to check is the mounting of the radius arms onto the crossmember. That needs to be tight.
I have modified our handbrake to give more travel. There are three washers between the handbrake pivot and the front crosmember. This makes the hand brake move further forward when released.
More significantly our handbrake ratchet mounting has also been modified.
Originally the speedo was driven by a belt on the propshaft. This was then modified to the worm & wheel on the gearbox output shaft. This is in a housing on the back of the gearbox. When this was done the handbrake travel had to be restricted tp allow space for the housing, otherwise the handbrake would foul the propshaft. The travel was restricted by adding the spigot on the ratchet mounting bracket which acts as the handbrake stop.
We have fitted a Hardy Spicer propshaft from A7 Componenents so the fabric coupling is no longer there to foul the handbrake. With this in place I was able to shorten the spigot to allow the handbrake more travel.
This works very well, and I have fitted long levers on the front brakes to increase the braking performance.
It is no longer possible to pull the handbrake to the limit of its travel.
I have modified our handbrake to give more travel. There are three washers between the handbrake pivot and the front crosmember. This makes the hand brake move further forward when released.
More significantly our handbrake ratchet mounting has also been modified.
Originally the speedo was driven by a belt on the propshaft. This was then modified to the worm & wheel on the gearbox output shaft. This is in a housing on the back of the gearbox. When this was done the handbrake travel had to be restricted tp allow space for the housing, otherwise the handbrake would foul the propshaft. The travel was restricted by adding the spigot on the ratchet mounting bracket which acts as the handbrake stop.
We have fitted a Hardy Spicer propshaft from A7 Componenents so the fabric coupling is no longer there to foul the handbrake. With this in place I was able to shorten the spigot to allow the handbrake more travel.
This works very well, and I have fitted long levers on the front brakes to increase the braking performance.
It is no longer possible to pull the handbrake to the limit of its travel.
Jim