Freelander 1 Tightening the handbrake

SamA90 · Oct 6, 2015

Hi!

I'm starting to get into this "fix it myself and avoid having my wallet assaulted by mechanics" malarkey..atleast, for easy jobs that don't require any actual knowledge! I've had a quick search of the previous threads and couldn't really find anything that was of help.

I've got a bit of a squeak whilst driving when my handbrake is off. If I apply it a little, the squeak disappears.
Guessing this means that the cable needs tightening.

How do I go about doing this?

Thanks for your brains!

dave21478 · Oct 6, 2015

Tightening the cable wont help - that is bodging the symptoms rather than curing the fault. Its more likely a problem with return springs on the brake shoes.

SamA90 · Oct 6, 2015

Gotcha. So it's a case of identifying the brake with the dodgy return spring and replacing?

wammers · Oct 6, 2015

SamA90 said:
Hi!

I'm starting to get into this "fix it myself and avoid having my wallet assaulted by mechanics" malarkey..atleast, for easy jobs that don't require any actual knowledge! I've had a quick search of the previous threads and couldn't really find anything that was of help.

I've got a bit of a squeak whilst driving when my handbrake is off. If I apply it a little, the squeak disappears.
Guessing this means that the cable needs tightening.

How do I go about doing this?

Thanks for your brains!

Slacken cable back and depress foot brake several times to allow auto adjusters to take up any slack in handbrake wheel mechanism. Then adjust cable until hand brake is on in three clicks.

Hippo · Oct 6, 2015

If you don't know how to check/test/set the hand brake then you should get someone who does to help. The Freelander 1 has drum brakes at the rear which provide hand brake and foot brake. Disk brakes on the front for foot brake.

Freelander 1 Tightening the handbrake

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