Defender TD5 handbrake adjustment.

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Tanuki

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• Feb 25, 2006

• #1

OK guys - can anyone clue me in on where I adjust the handbrake on a
TD5 Defender? Feeling round the drum backplate I was kinda expecting
to find a nice little square adjuster-head to tweak, but from this
morning's explorations I find.. nothing!
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Tanuki

 

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Austin Shackles

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• Feb 25, 2006

• #2

On or around Sat, 25 Feb 2006 14:13:57 +0000, Tanuki
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>OK guys - can anyone clue me in on where I adjust the handbrake on a
>TD5 Defender? Feeling round the drum backplate I was kinda expecting
>to find a nice little square adjuster-head to tweak, but from this
>morning's explorations I find.. nothing!

I expect you have to undo a rubber bung and poke a screwdriver into it and
waggle it about.

that's what the earlier 110s had.

Best accessed from underneath. I recall doing this at eastnor on the 6x6
101+, although I suspect that had oiled shoes as well.
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Tanuki

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• Feb 25, 2006

• #3

In <[email protected]>, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> said
>On or around Sat, 25 Feb 2006 14:13:57 +0000, Tanuki
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>
>>OK guys - can anyone clue me in on where I adjust the handbrake on a
>>TD5 Defender? Feeling round the drum backplate I was kinda expecting
>>to find a nice little square adjuster-head to tweak, but from this
>>morning's explorations I find.. nothing!
>
>I expect you have to undo a rubber bung and poke a screwdriver into it and
>waggle it about.
>
>that's what the earlier 110s had.
>
>Best accessed from underneath. I recall doing this at eastnor on the 6x6
>101+, although I suspect that had oiled shoes as well.

Will feel for a rubber bung tomorrow when it's light!
--
Tanuki
"I'd rather hunt with Dick Cheney than ride with Ted Kennedy."

 

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Marc Draper

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• Feb 25, 2006

• #4

In message <[email protected]>, Tanuki
<[email protected]> writes
>In <[email protected]>, Austin Shackles
><[email protected]> said
>>On or around Sat, 25 Feb 2006 14:13:57 +0000, Tanuki
>><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>>
>>>OK guys - can anyone clue me in on where I adjust the handbrake on a
>>>TD5 Defender? Feeling round the drum backplate I was kinda expecting
>>>to find a nice little square adjuster-head to tweak, but from this
>>>morning's explorations I find.. nothing!
>>
>>I expect you have to undo a rubber bung and poke a screwdriver into it and
>>waggle it about.
>>
>>that's what the earlier 110s had.
>>
>>Best accessed from underneath. I recall doing this at eastnor on the 6x6
>>101+, although I suspect that had oiled shoes as well.
>
>Will feel for a rubber bung tomorrow when it's light!



It will be a 6 sided adjuster at the bottom of the back plate (ie: a
bolt head)

You can't miss it.


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Marc Draper

 

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Tanuki

Guest

• Feb 25, 2006

• #5

In <[email protected]>, Marc Draper
<[email protected]> said
>In message <[email protected]>, Tanuki
><[email protected]> writes
>>In <[email protected]>, Austin Shackles
>><[email protected]> said
>>>On or around Sat, 25 Feb 2006 14:13:57 +0000, Tanuki
>>><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>>>OK guys - can anyone clue me in on where I adjust the handbrake on a
>>>>TD5 Defender? Feeling round the drum backplate I was kinda expecting
>>>>to find a nice little square adjuster-head to tweak, but from this
>>>>morning's explorations I find.. nothing!
>>>
>>>I expect you have to undo a rubber bung and poke a screwdriver into it and
>>>waggle it about.
>>>
>>>that's what the earlier 110s had.
>>>
>>>Best accessed from underneath. I recall doing this at eastnor on the 6x6
>>>101+, although I suspect that had oiled shoes as well.
>>
>>Will feel for a rubber bung tomorrow when it's light!
>
>It will be a 6 sided adjuster at the bottom of the back plate (ie: a
>bolt head)
>
>You can't miss it.

Ah! That I found, but thought it was one of the bolts holding the
innards of the brake assembly to the backplate. I was looking for
a *square* adjuster.

Willo twiddle tomorrow!
--
Tanuki
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Do you wish to eat it now [Yes][No]

 

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Tanuki

Guest

• Feb 26, 2006

• #6

In <[email protected]>, Tanuki <mailer-
[email protected]> said
>In <[email protected]>, Marc Draper
><[email protected]> said
>>In message <[email protected]>, Tanuki
>><[email protected]> writes
>>>In <[email protected]>, Austin Shackles
>>><[email protected]> said
>>>>On or around Sat, 25 Feb 2006 14:13:57 +0000, Tanuki
>>>><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>>>>OK guys - can anyone clue me in on where I adjust the handbrake on a
>>>>>TD5 Defender? Feeling round the drum backplate I was kinda expecting
>>>>>to find a nice little square adjuster-head to tweak, but from this
>>>>>morning's explorations I find.. nothing!
>>>>
>>>>I expect you have to undo a rubber bung and poke a screwdriver into it and
>>>>waggle it about.
>>>>
>>>>that's what the earlier 110s had.
>>>>
>>>>Best accessed from underneath. I recall doing this at eastnor on the 6x6
>>>>101+, although I suspect that had oiled shoes as well.
>>>
>>>Will feel for a rubber bung tomorrow when it's light!
>>
>>It will be a 6 sided adjuster at the bottom of the back plate (ie: a
>>bolt head)
>>
>>You can't miss it.
>
>Ah! That I found, but thought it was one of the bolts holding the
>innards of the brake assembly to the backplate. I was looking for
>a *square* adjuster.
>
>Willo twiddle tomorrow!

Update: have twiddled and now have a handbrake which will happily
hold 2.5 tons of trailer on a pretty steep ramp. I also put a good
gobbet of grease on the bolt-head as it showed more than a few signs
of localised rust and I have bad memories of trying to free off rusted
brake-adjusters on neglected Minis....
--
Tanuki
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