[tonybel]

hi Mark,

Sorry to hear of your problem I cannot help to come to walsal to do it for you and unless somebody comes forward and wants to spend another dark evening on a farm taking wheels of not knowing what they will find, I guess its best to get it recovered to a dry well lit garage, but do your homework on their hourly rate first!

What can happen is usually one of two things: that the brake backplates have rotted to the point where the spring-loaded handbrake shoe retainers have pulled through (there is a bodge with a washer here but ultimatly two new backplates and a couple of hours to fit), or the breakshoe friction material has become unbonded from the shoe itself... so a pair of new handbreak shoes and handbreak adjustment needed here.

I have had both of these happen to me, and I think it is fair to say that is a common fail on our old cars.

Best of luck