Reassembling rear backing plates:
when fitting the handbrake lever (inside the brake drum, not the one between the front seats), I can't work out which is LH &RH.
Does the rivet joining the 2 pieces have the head on the topside?
Or can they be fitted either way?
Thanks,
Bill

Thanks DavidE,
I have already looked at that diagram, which appears to illustrate the RH, the parts list includes both R&LH obviously. Workshop manual shows the short arm, that passes through the backplate and is pinned to the cable, lying on top of the long arm but Miniking parts catalogue and Minispares show the short arm under the long arm.
Looking at another mini setup, the short arm is under the long arm. I was worried that would put the shoe return springs very close to the hub.

Thanks DavidE,
I have already looked at that diagram, which appears to illustrate the RH, the parts list includes both R&LH obviously. Workshop manual shows the short arm, that passes through the backplate and is pinned to the cable, lying on top of the long arm but Miniking parts catalogue and Minispares show the short arm under the long arm.
Looking at another mini setup, the short arm is under the long arm. I was worried that would put the shoe return springs very close to the hub.

Bill,

In the dark blue coloured Leyland workshop manual (Page M-2 Fig M.3) the sectioned plan drawing shows the long lever being topside and the short one underneath. HTH Cheers

Thanks again for your reply, DavidE,
I had already looked at that diagram and it only confused me. I am not experienced at reading technical drawings but took it to mean that the cross-sectional line through the end view was to be read in plan view looking UP as the arrows indicated - hence the long arm was BELOW the short arm.
In other words, I am beginning to agree with your conclusion, but there are contradictions: Mini Kingdom's 1999 catalogue in "Rear Suspension" c. page 200 shows the long arm UNDER the short arm!