Thanks for the input.
I will start with new parts and the instructions and if there are more detailed instructions available, I would appreciate that too. And will start looking for someone to help me to do this.
If all else fails, I will drive up to ERA and beg for an hour of their time. . .
The shops I referred to above are "big" names so I guess I trusted them.
The first guy who actually did adjust the brake was Ted Burtis of Contemporary Cobras. His shop was only a few minutes away before it closed.
OMathisen