Brakes: 70: handbrake

[V70 Tony]

Hi everyone. Wonder if anyone can give any advice to a problem I have. Just replaced the handbrake shoes on my 98 V70 following instructions in Haynes manual. Handbrake works fine when holding the car in forward position but park it on a slope & the car rolls backwards. Having adjusted both sides when up on axle stands, I put in a couple of wheel bolts & used a breaker bar to see if the drum could be turned & it couldn't be moved in either direction. Drop the car back onto its wheels & the handbrake is solid in forward direction but in reverse the car still moves. Any suggestions as it is driving me nuts.

[cheshired5]

Either adjust the cables or if they won't adjust sufficiently, fit new cables.
My cables ran out of adjustment after 14 years.

[huron]

Back the adjustment off a couple of clicks at the drums and try again.
You did slacken off the cables before adjusting the drums?

[V70 Tony]

Tried backing off the adjustment a couple of notches several times. I adjusted them up until the shoes were binding on the drums then backed them off a couple of notches then with 2 wheel nuts fitted to the drum I used a breaker bar to try & turn the drum. No movement at all in either direction. Fit the wheels & drop it off the axle stands & the car rolls backwards with handbrake on. Won't move an inch forward, just doesn't make sense to me.

[ITSv40]

I would whip the drums off and see what is going on with the shoe mechanism, there could be something not seated or fitted properly. Even the most methodical worker can pop something on back to front or not quite right. Having determined all is well in the hub, then you can look at the cables and anything else that it might be.

[V70 Tony]

Had the drums off a couple of times & to be honest the hinged shoe "spreader" mechanism has had be baffled as to how it can push both shoes out at once as it does not appear to have a solid location & only seems to be attached to the cable. Very different set up to all my previous cars which have all been Toyota.

[V70 Tony]

Cables seem OK, Tried tightening the cables using the hex nut in the centre console. Surely if the problem was with the cables being stretched or worn the handbrake wouldn't work in either direction? When I apply the handbrake & try to drive forwards the car wont move an inch without dragging the wheels. The problem is with the car rolling backwards with handbrake applied.