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hand brake? well it used to be now its just somthing i pull for some reason!
« on: November 11, 2008, 22:58:10 »
right done a search got some info and im waiting for my haynes manual to arrive but untill then what do i do about my hand brake?when putting some air in the tyres today at the peterol station it gentlyrolled away and hit the big sign with all the petrol prices on it ha ha  :P :lol:yeah a laft aswell!
 so the cable seems siezed and i can pull it up all the way till it points at the interior mirror and nothing happens!!
i take it i need a cable? do i need pads? dont they last forever almost as you stop befor its pulled on!??
how long/hard/£££of a job is it? :huh:
sorry for all these boring questions :shock:

thank you good night much love

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Re: hand brake? well it used to be now its just somthing i pull for some reason!
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2008, 23:01:32 »
Did you get any pictures??? :lol: :lol:

Sorry don't know anything about the handbrake but I think some of them are rods not cables and am interested in yours as I have never even looked at mine..

good luck and keep us informed...
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Re: hand brake? well it used to be now its just somthing i pull for some reason!
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2008, 23:16:18 »
 :Dnah no pics but i just left it bumped up against the big sign while i pumped up the tyres ha ha :lol:
its a cable i think  :-k
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Re: hand brake? well it used to be now its just somthing i pull for some reason!
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2008, 00:15:41 »
Get underneath and check the drum.. if it'sleaking oil the prblem is your oil seal in the transfer box... it'll mean new pads and plenty of brake cleaner on the drum.

All the best...

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Re: hand brake? well it used to be now its just somthing i pull for some reason!
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2008, 07:04:55 »
If you don't have oil in the drum then it might just need adjusting.

If it failed suddenly then it could be a snapped cable.

If you do it yourself I think its about £50 total. Get some new prop bolts and nuts for refitting while the handbrake drum is off.

You might need to remove the central console to reset the rachet mechanism, if the handle is pulled too far up the lever of the rachet flips over and when you lower the lever it fails to engage as it should.

Good luck, Dan
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Re: hand brake? well it used to be now its just somthing i pull for some reason!
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2008, 19:31:18 »
yo bum cheese, have you checked the calibration of the plunger and governor spring???? if the grub screw has siezed in, then the regulator valve will fail to close properly...... but dont quote me on it, hope this helps,but i dout it
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Re: hand brake? well it used to be now its just somthing i pull for some reason!
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2008, 15:28:36 »
mine only holds on the last click but it used to be better but after each time i go off roading it gets worse. Have you been off road recently?
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Re: hand brake? well it used to be now its just somthing i pull for some reason!
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2008, 18:36:02 »
yep! it got worse and worse after every time i went off roading it did hold on the last click but now it dont! :(
the haynes manual says
"from under the car rotate the adjuster anti clockwise on the rear of the handbrake assembly untill both shoes are full expanded against the drum"
then i take it you slacken it off a bit and job done?
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« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2008, 18:48:51 »
here's hoping it is!
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Re: hand brake? well it used to be now its just somthing i pull for some reason!
« Reply #9 on: November 14, 2008, 13:52:01 »
Apart from being hidden under the middle of a vehicle, the land rover drum brake is one of the best drum brakes I've ever come across for work on. If it hasn't recived any atention in a long while, combined with plenty of mud, then its probably a good time to get aquanted with it and give it some TLC.

The first time may take a while to service one, but once you know what you looking at its pretty straight forward, unlike some drum brakes which even with experiance are expletives to work on.
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« Reply #10 on: November 14, 2008, 17:58:59 »
going for it in the morning! might do some step by step pics!
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Re: hand brake? well it used to be now its just somthing i pull for some reason!
« Reply #11 on: November 14, 2008, 18:28:11 »
I did mine on the 110 a couple of weeks ago and its now great holds on the 2nd click  :dance:

It was a pain in the backside to strip though as I don't think it's been apart since 1987...

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