hand break adjustment

[meader]

i have a 300tdi and my handbreak is slowly getting higher and higher now on six clicks b4 it holds the motor can they be adjusted and how

[chris9119]

Your cable has stretched. If you remove the hand brake surround, the plastic/leather gaiter, you should see the handbrake cable attachment to the handbrake handle. There should be a nut or the end coming through the floor should have two flat sides for a spanner. Turn it anti-clockwise (I think) and the slack cable should be taken up.., the handbrake should be down whilst doing this...

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[Range Rover Blues]

Is it the cable, or the handbrake itself? the manul warns not to use the cable adjustment to overcome a worn handbrake drum (I think they drum is easier to adjust myself).

[chris9119]

1st step, take up the slack...., 5-15 mins, max

2nd step, check pads ..., an hour + (take off prop, handbrake drum end, remove brake drum, check pads, all ok, put back together)

2nd step (a) ...., one to two hours, (take off prop, handbrake drum end, remove brake drum, fit new shoes, fit drum and adjust pads, refit prop, adjust handbrake cable to suit + or -)

No which one I would try first  ;)

ps: in four years I've only ever changed the pads once and that was due to an oil leak.., 90% of the time, its the cable

[clbarclay]

Depends whether its cable stretch, pad wear or both.

Unless disco hand brakes are quite different to RRC then there should also be a screw with a square head on the brake backplate, on the opposite side to the cable/slider mechanism. This is for adjusting the pads closer to the drum. If the cable is adjusted to take up wear in the pads then you can potetially run out of movement on then slider mechanism. It shouldn't take more than 5 minuets to make sure the pads are set correctly with the screw.

[clover]

You need to adjust the handbrake on the drum and then adjust the cable.

On mine there is a square adjuster (I think the 300TDI has a different type of adjuster) on the back plate of the drum brake. On mine its on the side towards the top. With the hand brake off and vehicle chocked. slacken the cable off underneath and with one hand moving the drum slightly wind up the  adjuster until you just start to get resistance on the drum. Back it off ever so slightly so its not dragging. Then adjust the cable so the handbrake lever comes up the required amount of clicks.

[burgerman]

 Or bite the bullet and fit a x-brake  :lol:

 Landy ones work for sure but do require cleaning/ adjustment, but not looked back since i fitted my brake   :clap:

[4 landies]

 Is the adjustment the same on a TD5 disco

[stageonesimmo]

Dunno about TD5, but the bolt for the adjuster is a 17mm located at the base of the back-plate.  Standard practice on the work fleet is to wind the adjuster on the drum in first before going for the cable, easiest way of doing it by far so I know which way it always gets done on mine.....

[hint you wont be able to see the cable adjuster for crud as its never been touched in the 5 years I've had it...]