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Defender handbrake adjustment

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age:
Embarrassing rolling backwards with full handbrake on!  Miles away from next service, so wanted to try adjusting DIY for the first time ever.

Defender TD5 110 CSW.  Is it complicated?  Any hints / pitfalls / special tools to watch out for?  Thanks, Age.

Xtremeteam:
need either an offset 17mm spanner or a shallow 17mmocket & ratchet,go underneat & with the hand brake off & the wheels chocked wind the adjuster in clockwise untill the drum is just lightly scuffing the shoes,you can check by moving it side to side from underneath,

age:
Sounds idiot-proof enough even for me - thanks a lot. A.

graham2306:

--- Quote from: "age" ---Sounds idiot-proof enough even for me - thanks a lot. A.
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Unless of course there is no friction material left on the shoes or the cable has stretched to new lengths.  In which case allocate a weekend and make lots of strong tea.

Graham :D  :D  :D  :D

age:
Thanks for that.............  If its warm enough I'll have a look at it this weekend.  A

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