How to keep handbrake working

Farrar · Aug 7, 2012

As all of you know using your defender off road and in water the handbrake fails to work. I know you can buy a disc handbrake system but was wondering if anyone had managed to sort out the original handbrake problem and keep it working properly.

wiltshire landyman · Aug 7, 2012

Farrar said:
As all of you know using your defender off road and in water the handbrake fails to work. I know you can buy a disc handbrake system but was wondering if anyone had managed to sort out the original handbrake problem and keep it working properly.

nope..i even converted my h/b to the later 300 tdi type and that is fooked again for the 3rd time

the only surefire sollution is an x brake but i cant bring myself to spend £265 on one

Fatboy11 · Aug 7, 2012

Yep the x-brake is the only solution. Paid £245 for mine and would do it again !

wiltshire landyman · Aug 7, 2012

Fatboy11 said:
Yep the x-brake is the only solution. Paid £245 for mine and would do it again !

show off

just for that im not gonna winch u out when u get stuck on sunday

Fatboy11 · Aug 8, 2012

wiltshire landyman said:
show off just for that im not gonna winch u out when u get stuck on sunday

Haha ! Best take my tirfor then and hope Josh is feeling strong

Jongould · Aug 8, 2012

I am contemplating making my own X-Brake up, basically getting a bike caliper or something along those line, get an X-Brake disc and then fabricate up a mount...

ScratchyDom · Aug 8, 2012

I got me an x brake, wicked bit o' kit. They're up for doing deals at the moment too...

Farrar · Aug 8, 2012

ScratchyDom said:
I got me an x brake, wicked bit o' kit. They're up for doing deals at the moment too...

What company, have you got a number and contact name. If they were cheaper would be interested.

ScratchyDom · Aug 8, 2012

Farrar said:
What company, have you got a number and contact name. If they were cheaper would be interested.

Google x-eng, get a number and haggle. Worked for me!

strange_days · Aug 8, 2012

Farrar said:
As all of you know using your defender off road and in water the handbrake fails to work. I know you can buy a disc handbrake system but was wondering if anyone had managed to sort out the original handbrake problem and keep it working properly.

why would you want to park in water

The Dude with the 110 · Aug 8, 2012

Is the drum properly adjusted?

Farrar · Aug 8, 2012

strange_days said:
why would you want to park in water

You know what I mean!!!!!!!

big si · Aug 9, 2012

Jongould said:
I am contemplating making my own X-Brake up, basically getting a bike caliper or something along those line, get an X-Brake disc and then fabricate up a mount...

mk1v golf rear caliper is a cable driven disc hand brake, and i recon an old z750 front brake disc would fit the tbox with a bit of fiddling. can you tell ive looked into this?

has anyone ever considered cross drilling the drum to allow the crap to get out? it might work ,after all brake discs are drilled

tottot · Aug 9, 2012

I drilled all the drums[there are small holes all ready there] on my 2a RTV trials landy,helped a lot.Took them out to 10 mm.

big si · Aug 9, 2012

tottot said:
I drilled all the drums[there are small holes all ready there] on my 2a RTV trials landy,helped a lot.Took them out to 10 mm.

glad it were'nt me jusy being a numpty then.

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