guineafowl21
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Correctly adjusting the rear brakes as above should get the best out of them. If nothing else, scuffing the drum and shoe surfaces should bump you over the pass mark.Yeah he gave the handbrake a right tug, and it scored 15%, pass was 16%.
The thing worrying me is that I can't find any problems at all with the system. Cables are moving freely, no leaks, no gunge inside the drums, good shoes etc. Only a possible loose retaining pin is the worst fault I've found. I really really hope it's that because I am stumped to what else could be wrong. I'll get new pins and clips tomorrow and try putting everything back together using the steps above. If I still have a dodgy handbrake after all that then I'm gonna bate all round me...
The wife's Peugeot failed on handbrake many years ago. The MoT man, being a good lad, popped the drums off for me and gave everything a good roughing. It passed with flying colours.
If you are still having no luck, look into the shoes you fitted - were they Britpart or other crappy aftermarket? Are your drums worn out of spec? There will be an answer somewhere, as the stock FL handbrake is pretty good (at engaging - not so good at releasing sometimes).