Transmission brake disc or drum?

I'm toying with the idea of dumping the handbrake drum for the discovery type! Anyone done this recently on a discovery 1 v8 automatic box? Your views and opinions will be excepted with open mind

Bloody predictive txt aghhhhh drum or disc handbrake

It's going to be one of those are days I wish I had just turned off the main road and dug me self a hole to crawl in

Bushcrusher said:

Bloody predictive txt aghhhhh drum or disc handbrake

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It's a drum on the back of the transfer box.

I didn't explain myself very well lol. I don't know whether to scrap the drum hand brake for the next generation of upgrades the disc hand brake! Costs a lot but want to know if the cost is worth it off people who may of converted to it
But thanks for reply m8. Whereabouts are you from? I be from Dorset
Dave

Henry_b said:

It's a drum on the back of the transfer box.

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The OP knows it a drum brake, but thinking of changing it to a disc brake.

Converting the Disco handbrake from a drum to a disc is discussed on this thread:-

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/diy-handbrake-conversion.302578/#post-3780620
Paddocks do a kit, or used to do a kit for the D1. The link is given in the thread.

Bushcrusher said:

I didn't explain myself very well lol. I don't know whether to scrap the drum hand brake for the next generation of upgrades the disc hand brake! Costs a lot but want to know if the cost is worth it off people who may of converted to it
But thanks for reply m8. Whereabouts are you from? I be from Dorset
Dave

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How often do u use a hand brake on an auto? is the question as mine is only used when the vehicle is parked up.

Now for something more sensible... Work

its automatic....just put it in PARK and forget the handbrake

EeEk said:

its automatic....just put it in PARK and forget the handbrake

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My thoughts exactly, I had one on my old defender and it was excellent but can't see the point on an auto

Marmaduke said:

My thoughts exactly, I had one on my old defender and it was excellent but can't see the point on an auto

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I'm guessing it gives the Parking prawl a slightly easier time with the handbrake on

Got one on my 90 and its been excellent for years in all sorts of crap, never had any isseus with any of the discos I had with std handbrake set up.

EeEk said:

its automatic....just put it in PARK and forget the handbrake

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OMG you clever sod. Why didn't I think of that doh! Oh well spend on some other goodies lol
Cheers

Marmaduke said:

My thoughts exactly, I had one on my old defender and it was excellent but can't see the point on an auto

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if you saw the park brake set up you want a hand brake,its only held by a few 6mm screws

So cost out ways the strength of it? So confused now lol. Sod it is will get a new drum and shoes plus springs that all comes in around 60 notes or there abouts opposed to 400 notes for disc upgrade

Why do you need all new ????

The long and short of it is the previous owner was a bodger. New pads fcukd discs so I thought narp !, really do the lot. The hb drum looks like a ball of rust so again fcuk it. Then at least I know it's done and done properly (I cut my teeth mechanical wise on my old series 2a) some would say it's a waste of money but I'd rather be safe than pulling my hair out because I used the auto box p setting as my secondary one and totally knacker the gear box because of excessive pressure on it!
That's my reasoning by getting new!!!!

jamesmartin said:

if you saw the park brake set up you want a hand brake,its only held by a few 6mm screws

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One dau I'll buy an old gearbox to take to bits to see how they work....

Iirc the park pawl is pretty small.

Any perceived additional loading on the park pawl when the vehicle is parked on a slope will happen as soon as P is selected, the use of the hand/parking brake won’t change that.