If you have to replace handbrake cable,dont fit pattern ones.I found this to my cost,I bought pattern ones ,and they continually stretch because the inner cables is a smaller diameter.This mean't I had to continually adjust the handbrake lever to take out the stretch!

What make do you recommend, Andy. I might have to replace at least one . I've got one side not puling in, which could be a seized cable . It's one of the options for this fault.

BTW- with wheel cylinders- don't forget that they have a spring inside running between the two sides and whilst the shoes are off the pistons will move out. I block off the master cylinder lid( stops any gravity draining of fluid) and then I can slack off the bleed to get the cylinders back in, with a final bleed . Wish I'd bought a Gunsen years ago.

And from my recent experience of sorting out one side- take some photos of the spring layout -dead easy to forget what goes where. Now to find out what the garage did last winter to the other side.