The pull may be caused by the shoes “digging” into the drum , had it on mine with new shoes, I put a tapered chamfer on the lining material of the front shoes and sorted the serious pull

Thanks for the replies.

I have tried the eezibleed kit before, but the problem is that I have the plastic Girling type reservoir with the larger cap. I bought one of these caps with the rubber seal for 50p at Billing. I drilled a hole in it for the eezibleed pipe but could never get it to seal right, all it would do is leak and hiss. For anyone else reading this, the price on that site is an absolute ripoff (£45 inc vat). I got mine from ebay for about £22 delivered.

The vehicle is stored inside a garage with a decent roof so the brakes shouldn't get damp when it rains. The corrosion issue is a good point though.

I did have the spanners in my pocket and tried adjusting the shoes on the road. I also did a couple of hard stops at 30mph and actually got the tyres to skid. I would be surprised if there was any air left in the system. The trouble is that in London on a Saturday afternoon there is too much traffic to be able to slam the brakes on many times.

Ah, mine has different sizes for brake and clutch, but the supplied caps were fine, and yes, I made some rubber washers to get that seal sorted. I put the manufacturer's website up just because you can get to the manual more easily... I paid a similar price to you.

Back to basics though - tyre pressures OK?

Thanks for all the replies.

I sorted the MOT exemption and drove it around over the weekend. The brakes now seem to working as they should after some adjustment.

It stops straight and nothing is getting hot so everything seems ok with the brakes. However the front differential drive flange oil seal has now started to leak, probably again from being stood unused.