Uneven parking brake-how to adjust? Options

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Hi guys, hope everybody’s having a good week so far.

The parking brake on the 73 1.7 car has always been extremely stiff, and when I pulled the cover in the cockpit today here’s what I found. From doing some research I believe these are supposed to be even as opposed to skewed to one side, is that correct?





Thanks!

[bbrock]

I would go through the whole mechanism to get everything clean and moving freely. I'd start by disconnecting the cables from the equalizer bar and pulling them out of the tubes from the engine side. Then run a wire tubing brush through the tubes to get the gunk out. Then, disconnect the cables from the cables and check that the cables move freely back and forth through the sheething. The get old and rusty, especially if the bellows seals on the ends are missing. Finally, go through the components in the cockpit, making sure the equalizer bar pivots freely as was already suggested, and the handle moves freely. My bet is on a binding cable, crap inside the tubes, or both. I have a left side cable that looks terrible but is functional you can have for the cost of postage if you are interested.