Make sure you get the routing right of the cable, once the cable clips into place its is a real pig to get out again. Once the lug is secure behind the lever push in the rest of the cable untill you hear the clicks when the cable is firmly home. If the cable is not in place, just push the spring back up a little and thread what you need to the lever, as there is no pressure on the spring it will just slot in place. If the hand brake is already in place in the brake backing plate, use a pair of long-nosed pliers to hold the spring back on the cable while guiding the end behind the lever, then release the pliers to get the tension back. When trying to fit the stop behind the hand brake lever on the shoe it is a bit of a pain. Tip: (Thanks to Mustang Maniacfor this tip.) Right rear close up of the handbrake lever attached to the cable (see arrow) I have attached some photos of the shoe with the lever attached otherwise you can’t really see it when in place on the drums. The end of the cable has an attached stop which sits behind the brake shoe hand brake lever and the spring is then on the other side of the lever. Here the pictures are of the cable in the drum backing plate. Facing down it will clog up too, but it will be a lot easier to clean out and see the issue. I don’t suppose it would make much difference as long as there was clearance, but, it would fill up with all sorts of rubbish and grunge and may not centralise itself at a later date.
The correct way is to have the opening of the central link at the front facing down to the road. Make sure you lay the cable out and as there is a right and wrong way. Once I had fitted the rear drums you then thread one side of the cable into the drum. This I did working backwards from the drums to the front. Why the extra parts? It was my little haul of goodies I bought at the same time from Mustang Maniac. The cable is by far the biggest part, the linkage arm, and the push/pull rod that connects to the linkage and the last part the control spring.
There are not many parts to the whole thing to be honest. The gaskets are for the rear brake backing plates, and the two bearing looking parts are in fact the axle oil seals. So the eagle-eyed ones among you will spot some parts that are not part of the hand brake.
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