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MattW:
If it's more drastic than adjusting the two nuts on the shaft, it's quite easy to get the hub off it's self and have a look. Just take out the floor panel under the middle seat (the one that only has a small catch to undo.) Remove the nuts from the hub & tap it off with a rubber mallet/ small hammer to have a look inside. There is no need to remove the propshaft or anything. I don't know how well looked after yours it but when I did this recently I did have to replace the nuts as I rounded a few of them off.

Frothy

James.Harwood:
Good luck.

Got mine working after 4 years of no handbrake just to have it stick on.

Good job that they can not be tested in the MOT.

Best place to start would be to take the drum off and clean everything, replace the rubber cover where the linkage ataches and adjust acordingly.  Sit back and wait for it to stop working.

Always park on the flat and in gear.

Robbo:
Actually they do test them on the MOT ! Was surprised to find that out myself - they roll the car out at about 3-4 mph and put it on!!!!!!!!! :evil:  :evil:  :evil: did try to point out not a good idea but they siad it was always the way to test a transmission hand brake??????

it still works so I don't know one way or the other :?

S188:
My hand brake was tested on the rollers on the MOT, they have to test them as the computer says they must.  The tester knows landys so had to ajust the results because one wheel was vertully useless and the other worked resonably well.  He must know what a rubish one looks like on the machine as he failed my dads landy (he forgot to tighten it up first).  Nearly 2 months on and the hand brake has reverted to its normal state of being useless (the pre MOT tighten up of the expander doesn't seem to leave it working well for long.  A shame really as they can be made to work really well for a week!)

James.Harwood:

--- Quote ---My hand brake was tested on the rollers on the MOT
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--- Quote --- they roll the car out at about 3-4 mph and put it on
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Neither of these should ever be done with a transmition brake, both risk damage to vehicle or equipment (even at 3-4mph).  

If they do bother to test the handbrake it should be done with the Vehicle on a flat surface and give it a push.  This is the only safe way to test them, hence the reason a lot dont bother.

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