My 2004 V70 failed inspection because emergency brake wont hold the car.
New shoes didn't help.
Cable adjuster at hand lever was fully adjusted, it actually snapped at the threaded adjuster.

So I got a new short front cable plus the 2 rear cable sections.
We installed the cables today with new brake shoe springs, all looks ok.

But still hardly any hand brake response, tried adjusting until hand brake was quite tight. Nothing doing.

Brakes pulse hard, I think the disks are warped, would that affect the handbrakes?
There ain't much else left to change, I'll try new disks in the morning.
Am I missing anything not obvious?

Thanks, Gerard

Before putting new rotors on, use brake cleaner on the parking brake shoes as well as the brake pads. Clean the inside of the rotors completely. Use a very light coating of brake grease on the hub and carefully put the rotor on without touching the inside of the rotor. Before putting on the caliper, clean the outside of the rotor.

BTW, I put new shoes and hardware on my 850. The parking brake holds the car on a hill, but is useless to try using it to slow down the car when it is moving.

Some suggest driving it for a few hundred yards with the handle lifted to 'bed' in the shoes. I don't think that works well...
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Keeping it running is better than buying new