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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: V8MoneyPit on March 20, 2006, 10:36:44

Title: Sticky handbrake
Post by: V8MoneyPit on March 20, 2006, 10:36:44: The handbrake has started sticking on recently. Has normally released with a bang as I pull away. But yesterday it stuck on solid at a petrol station :oops: Out with the standard LR issue hammer and all was well :lol: But it is habbit to pull the handbrake on at traffic lights though..... more self consious hammering :roll:

I adjusted it up a couple of weeks ago and I wonder if it is a bit over adjsuted and binding. The heat might be drying the grease out in the expander, maybe? I'll have a look tonight. I've had this before after wading, so it might be water got in there too and rusted it a bit.

The worst bit was that I had taken the cubby box out to get in from the top and promptly run over it :x You know when it is just 'one of those days'!!!
Title: Sticky handbrake
Post by: hobbit on March 20, 2006, 10:44:20: Leave it dry, grease only attracts the muck and mud, clean off & spray with wd40/duck oil, and fit it that way not so much for it to clog up
Title: Sticky handbrake
Post by: Edge on March 20, 2006, 13:26:33: Quote from: "hobbit"
Leave it dry, grease only attracts the muck and mud, clean off & spray with wd40/duck oil, and fit it that way not so much for it to clog up

Good advice :D
Title: Sticky handbrake
Post by: V8MoneyPit on March 20, 2006, 17:39:00: Thanks. I'm taking it apart this evening, so I'll do as you suggest.
Title: Sticky handbrake
Post by: hobbit on March 20, 2006, 19:56:04: Also the same method on the linkeage outside the unit too
Title: Sticky handbrake
Post by: Matt_H on March 20, 2006, 20:31:26: or buy an x-brake - they "work"

Matt
Title: Sticky handbrake
Post by: hobbit on March 20, 2006, 23:01:16: Quote from: "Matt_H"
or buy an x-brake - they "work"

Matt

true, less maintenance there also :wink: :lol:
Title: Sticky handbrake
Post by: extreme90 on March 20, 2006, 23:10:59: i dont grease mine or oil it, just leave it dry, nuffing to trap the muck then, but im still sick of the hand break so getting a x-break..how good are they ?
Title: Sticky handbrake
Post by: Matt_H on March 20, 2006, 23:18:46: well the x-brake is a big disc and a ruddy great big cable operated calliper.

I was tired of rebuilding my drum so did some enquiries and came across x-eng who make the x-brake. At that time it was only available for standard 90s and 110s. I helped to come up with the modifiications for the disco version and had I think the first one on a 3 door disco.. Since she died and went to heaven the x-brake moved to the 90.

I can honestly say that, it "just works". It works better than the drum, Iv'e had the car at over 45 degrees held only on the hand brake, the drum would never have managed that.. Even when I had the drum and engine in gear it woudl creep back an inch or so at a time as it over came compression! X-brake, no problem.

Fit it and forget it :) The guy who runs the company, doesn't make a great deal of money on these as the callipers are blooming expensive to buy, however you never know if you haggle!

Matt
Title: Sticky handbrake
Post by: V8MoneyPit on March 21, 2006, 10:08:25: Got it all stripped, cleaned and sorted last night. Just used a little 3in1 on it and works a treat ...... at least till the next mud hole!!

I've wondered about the X-Eng disc conversion, looks the business. Might consider it when funds permit. Got to sort the steering box and arm first..... oh, and then there's the bulkhead corners...... and the engine swap..... and........ :lol: