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Originally Posted by MN Driver
I think what Jerry is saying by the height of the lever is the tightness of it, the height being how far you pull the lever. When the cable is tightened, the amount you lift it is reduced. Personally I've always adjusted the rear brake adjustors first because if they are loose and you tighten things at the handbrake then if you later replace or work on the rear brakes you will have to loosen the handbrake again. ...but once adjusting the rear brake adjustors I've always been satisfied with the handbrake travel as it is and I've never adjusted the actual handbrake adjustor as it seems the only reason that should be loose to me is if the cable gets stretched or something as the adjustors in the rear should compensate for the wear. Although this wasn't with an Insight but I can't imagine it being different because rear drums have all been similar in my experience.
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Exactly.
Typically, if you adjust the rear adjusters, the brake pedal gets mch tighter (higher and firmer) which improves brake feel. It allows reduces the travel on the handbrake, but to me that is simply a bonus.
I will get around to pullling the rear wheels in a couple of weeks when I get back from travelling and report back.
Regards,
Jerry
