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Originally Posted by rhyds

Sounds like my old metros. I'd start by stripping and checking the shoes/mechanisms both sides, before cleaning and greasing everything and then setting the brake adjusters carefully (I borrowed my dad's old mini brake adjusting spanner from 1970-odd...). It might be an idea to dig out a new fitting kit (springs etc) as the old ones might be getting a bit tired by now.

Greetings to a fellow Metro/R100 owner.

I usually strip down the drum assembles each year and do the necessary. I had the garage do it last time just to get the ticket plus I was fed up with it failing on that one item despite everything looking perfect. They put in a new set of shoes but not really convinced.

I can't remember if metros had a brake biasing/compensator system set up

There are rear compensator valves plus the handbrake has a equiliser unit.

but I doubt you'll cause rear brake overkill with the drums.

Yep can't imagine the setup being too ferocious as it is.