Handbrake woes

chicochapman · 25th April 2020, 11:31

following on from

https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...d.php?t=304379

where I have one side working ok but not the other - I've looked at the rear of the back plates and the appearance of the locating pin heads looks the same on both sides, so maybe its not the common "corroded through the back plate" fault.
I've tried everything (except Artic's suggestion to use spiral grip sockets because I haven't got any) to remove the caliper mounting bolts so I can see what's going on inside the drum but no luck.

So mainly because the locating pins seem ok, I was wondering whether one side working and one side not was a symptom of compensator failure? or something else?

I've seen Arctic's excellent "how to" replace the compensator and I'm sure I could do that ok if that was a probable cause?
Malc

25th April 2020, 11:31	#1
chicochapman Avid contributor MG ZT-T Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Stockport Posts: 135 Thanks: 56 Thanked 22 Times in 20 Posts	Handbrake woes following on from https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...d.php?t=304379 where I have one side working ok but not the other - I've looked at the rear of the back plates and the appearance of the locating pin heads looks the same on both sides, so maybe its not the common "corroded through the back plate" fault. I've tried everything (except Artic's suggestion to use spiral grip sockets because I haven't got any) to remove the caliper mounting bolts so I can see what's going on inside the drum but no luck. So mainly because the locating pins seem ok, I was wondering whether one side working and one side not was a symptom of compensator failure? or something else? I've seen Arctic's excellent "how to" replace the compensator and I'm sure I could do that ok if that was a probable cause? Malc