The parking brake on my Ford cargo 0813 is no longer effective when parking on a hill. I,ve looked on the rear drums for an adjustment for wear on the pads but cannot find one. Am I right to assume that the slack can be taken up on the cables , pehaps its down to cable stretch. I hav,nt notice any deteriation in normal breaking . I would appreciate any help

Simon w jones, April 2010

K ,many thanks for your reply. today I took up the slack on the cables by just 1cm, applied the parking brake ,realised I had nothing and found on inspection the nearside cable had sheared inside the drum at a point where the cable seemed very worn, The truck had been standing for some months, I think that yesterday while stopping on a hill the cable finally died but didn,t break completely hence the 50% effective breaking I was experiencing. Does my analysis seem reasonable ??? I,m presently stuck in sw france with the lorry , I,ve ordered today a new cable.

simon jones, April 2010

there may be an adjuster accessible through backplate that may have a rubber grommet covering it.with handbrake off,turn adjuster untill brake just binds then turn back untill wheel is free.if this dosn't cure it, spring in park actuator could be broken.

k, April 2010