E brake cables lock up rear wheels

Anybody ever have the problem of your E brake locking up the rear wheels when you go over the drainage dip at a driveway entrance? My Spyder has swingaxles and the (VW) E brake cables seem to be adjusted correctly. If I loosen the threaded end of the cables too much I'm afraid of the VW E brake coming apart when I actuate it.
John

John...

I have not had this particular problem, but have had to rework the emergency brake system which had been installed incorrectly on my car.

I assume you have standard drum brakes on the rear axels.

The quickest adjustment procedure is to back off the adjustment nuts at the lever, then adjust the brake shoes {slight drag}. Then tighten the nuts until 3 to 5 clicks engages the brakes.

While under the vehicle check the two clamps {one on each wheel} that
hold the cable housing to the backing plate. they should be ridgidly held on with a single screw each. Also , if your cable housings are not cable tied to your trailing arms / spring plates adjustment can be difficult

I hope this helps......

Staying tuned for your further adventures....

Leon Chupp

Thanks for the tips Leon. My car does have rear drums, but coil springs. I'll get under the car tomorrow and check it out for where the cable housings are fastened to the frame. Now that I think about it, when it does lock up - it seems to be when 1 of the rear wheels is going downward into the driveway gutter. It may be that I've connected the cable housing to the swing axle tube and the cable is being pulled tight when the swing axle drops. Boy, it really helps to talk these things out!
Thanks again!