Why Hand-Brakes Dont work....

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Teflon

Teflon

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I've had the pleasure of a houseguest for the last couple of days; here is 'Her Landy Ship'....

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Now, we all know that Land-Rovers have doddgy Hand-Brakes; and the wisened old Landy-Lads will tell you that they so frequently dont work, becouse so any dont realise that they are a 'fifth' brake on the gear-box, that they are so awkward to adjust, and so often neglected.... OR that the transfer box seal goes, and they fill with EP90......

BUT!

I think I've found the REAL reason they dont work.......

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Its the Land-Rover Hand-Brake 'Pixie' who comes and messes it all up when you're not looking!
 
Teflon said:
I've had the pleasure of a houseguest for the last couple of days; here is 'Her Landy Ship'....

100_0536.jpg


Now, we all know that Land-Rovers have doddgy Hand-Brakes; and the wisened old Landy-Lads will tell you that they so frequently dont work, becouse so any dont realise that they are a 'fifth' brake on the gear-box, that they are so awkward to adjust, and so often neglected.... OR that the transfer box seal goes, and they fill with EP90......

BUT!

I think I've found the REAL reason they dont work.......

100_0539.jpg


Its the Land-Rover Hand-Brake 'Pixie' who comes and messes it all up when you're not looking!
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looks like a bit of ep90 on the drum and backing plate hope she did'nt get any on them nice camo kacks :rolleyes::D
 
im having problmes with my had brake. not sure it the cable is fooked or not. the hand brake comes up 1 click and its tight then u go under the car and the drum is still loose. any thorghs
 
ok what am i looking for? ive tryed adjusting the nut on the side of the drum but it turns a tiny bit and then locks the drum solid
 
Teflon said:
Its the Land-Rover Hand-Brake 'Pixie' who comes and messes it all up when you're not looking!
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....the hand-brake pixies can be easily appeased by offerings; gifts of Thornton's choccies, veg oil or doozil, and shiny things, such as snap-on toolage all serve to make the pixies happy, and ensures that they do not slacken your cable or poke out your seals at MOT time!!! :D
 
the bloody pixy poked a hole in my oil seal :( the result is ive now got a new sort of parking hand brake, its called first gear :)

gotta get it sorted though its doin my head in.
 
vivnap said:
the bloody pixy poked a hole in my oil seal :( the result is ive now got a new sort of parking hand brake, its called first gear :)

gotta get it sorted though its doin my head in.
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haha, yeah i park in gear all the time, been tryin to get the ****er done fer 2 years now, thers that much oil in the drum yer can drive down the road at 30 -35 pull the handbrake and nawt happens :rolleyes: just spins and starts to smell !
got a disc brake conversion kit fer £150 ish ages a go , still in the fookin box , might get round to it before the next mot!
 
90truckcab said:
haha, yeah i park in gear all the time, been tryin to get the ****er done fer 2 years now, thers that much oil in the drum yer can drive down the road at 30 -35 pull the handbrake and nawt happens :rolleyes: just spins and starts to smell !
got a disc brake conversion kit fer £150 ish ages a go , still in the fookin box , might get round to it before the next mot!
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hahahha i cant wait that long :) i dont like things not to work as they should. reckon by next week it will be sorted :)
 
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