Chunky Engineer
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hand brake adjusted to ensure play is accounted for with worn pads, handbrake cable adjusted, but handbrake efficiency still poor, any common issues that i should look for?
dodgy Hand brake
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bustersbus
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Contamination or dodgy expander assembly?
lil-landy
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Is it a little roll when you put it on? Or just full on not holding at all?
That is, if yours is like mine. I've got a transmission handbrake on mine.
That is, if yours is like mine. I've got a transmission handbrake on mine.
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was the dodgy hand brake an optional extra. or was it the standard fitting
boydy1989
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theres another adjuster, on the opposite side to the cable, like a square peg otta the backplate. Turn that till its just about to catch (turns in 90 degree notches) and see if that helps. SHould do.
YorkshireSteve
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It'll be full of **** and slime - take rear prop shaft off and the handbrake drum and clean it all up. Problem is crap can find it's way in there, but can't get back out. Did mine not so long since and it's spot on now. A bit of a faff but it'll do until I get an x-eng disc brake.
Chunky Engineer
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hi guys, I prevoiusly did as yorkshire steve said and cleaned the muck out of the brake, the brake did then work, since offroading the efficiency has gone, is it just fully of S**T?
Boydy, I tried the adjuster, the adjustment is spot on but still no brake, just full of mud?
Boydy, I tried the adjuster, the adjustment is spot on but still no brake, just full of mud?
boydy1989
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more than likely, or the ****e has worn the pads away.
you sure you aint pulling hard enough?
I've never had mine stop working due to being full of ****e, how high is the lever when its 'on'?
you sure you aint pulling hard enough?
I've never had mine stop working due to being full of ****e, how high is the lever when its 'on'?
Chunky Engineer
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hi boydy, handbrake is high, adjustment on the cable is almost out. cable stretched? could the mechanism in the brake be knacked?
a well adjusted tranny brake should only need a couple of clicks up from horizontal to be fully and securely applied - check the expander works, also for contamination of the pads, if it's oily the output seal has gone - old pads will become very smooth - a quick hard brush with a steel brush will help but new pads would be better
boydy1989
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my handbrake area has been very odd today... went on the first long jounrney since i put the new transfer box etc in. When lifting off at higher speed theres like a rattling kinda sound, which goes if you just click the handbrake up so its not quite dragging.
Hvnt had chance to get under it an have a proper look yet though.
Hvnt had chance to get under it an have a proper look yet though.
