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SD1too · 12th March 2021, 07:02

Hi Paul,

I doubt very much that your problem is the shoes. I'm still using the originals!

At the handbrake lever check the "compensator" device for damage and that the cable adjustment is reasonable.
Remove the drum/disc assembly, clean out the brake dust and lightly lubricate the handbrake shoe pivots with suitable grease.
Check the disc thickness and the condition of the drum surface and renew if necessary (when I did this, my handbrake suddenly dramatically improved).

Refit and adjust the shoes following the traditional method rather than that in the manual (which is less than satisfactory).

Simon

12th March 2021, 07:02	#2
SD1too Doesn't do things by halves Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur Auto (1999) Dealer launch model. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Former Middlesex Posts: 20,394 Thanks: 1,587 Thanked 3,749 Times in 3,181 Posts	Hi Paul, I doubt very much that your problem is the shoes. I'm still using the originals! At the handbrake lever check the "compensator" device for damage and that the cable adjustment is reasonable. Remove the drum/disc assembly, clean out the brake dust and lightly lubricate the handbrake shoe pivots with suitable grease. Check the disc thickness and the condition of the drum surface and renew if necessary (when I did this, my handbrake suddenly dramatically improved). Refit and adjust the shoes following the traditional method rather than that in the manual (which is less than satisfactory). Simon __________________ "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble." Sir Henry Royce.