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Handbrake -how hard to sort

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Litch:
The standard LR handbrake is perfectly satisfactory if working correctly, they can reluctant to hold when worn or mis-adjusted but that is down to maintenance. Even after deep wading I have never had one fail to hold the vehicle. If you have filled it with a lot of gloop then it will act as grinding past and wear the shoes VERY quickly, also brake dust & muck can clog the expender unit but that is why it is necessary to carry out regular maintenance.

The Haynes is as good a place as any to start looking for guidence and unless you are really unlucky you should have it stripped, cleaned, re-assembled (with new shoes etc if necessary) and correctly adjusted in under 2-hours. If the cable is at the end of its life then just buy a new one, they are really cheap and easier to replace it while you have it apart.

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