I couldn't get the e-brake shoes to sit small enough to get the rotor on and getting it off was a real pain. So tonight I took off the rear rotor on my 90 wagon and looked at the e-brake mechanism. I could clearly see it was closing up smaller than the 83's so I took some needle nosed pliers and stretched the cable. That finally worked well enough to get it all back together correctly. I lined up everything so it wasn't dragging at all. Of coarse with the wheel back on but off the ground I adjusted the parking brake handle just enough for it to work. I spun the wheel and sure enough it was back to dragging a bit again.

So its time for a new cable I suppose? P.I.T.A!!!

But I decided to pull the rear hub on the 90 while the rotor was off. The inner seal allowed the grease to wash out. It has timkin bearings in it so they have been replaced at some point. I repacked the bearing and put it all back together. I found the Bentley had the best way to assemble the e-brake shoes by putting the ends on the mechanism, fitting that longer spring and then putting the spacer on the other end followed by the small spring. The mechanic pick with the 45 degree hook works best to get the spring end into the hole.