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hand brake seized
suggs:
mine done the same thing after my last play day, loosen the adjuster and whack the drum with a hammer and it will free up.
am thinking of getting the x-brake, just seems a bit pricey..
kizz81:
i never got round to sorting the handbrake out today, and now it could be a while beofre i can as i slit half way through my finger on a cooking oil barrel, be carefull with them if i had pulled harde i would have lost the top of my finger and i was only taking out the plastic nossle :shock:
cheers for the advice and photos :lol: ill get you a pint some time,
ill stick a condom over the finger and gaffa tape it on and then have a go at fixing hand brake tomorrow :lol: i can hold a hammer all i need :lol:
cheers kizz
Tommo:
--- Quote from: "TDi90" ---X-Brake for me.
the best 200 i have spent in my truck ever.
mind i like to have a good handbrake...
Rob
--- End quote ---
You obviously arent trying hard enough if the bgest thing you have bought for the money is a £200 improved handbrake. after all, the standard one in good order will hold my 90 on a hill with a 2t trailer on with ease.
I suspect that most x-brake customers are 'piece of mind' type people who dont trust the standard setup and i can understand that. but for 200 quid ill stick to just leaving it in gear thanks.
the best £200 ive ever spent on my truck? mud terrain tyres, without a doubt. over road tyres they are infinitly better off road.
L90OOK:
--- Quote from: "Tommo" ---
--- Quote from: "TDi90" ---X-Brake for me.
the best 200 i have spent in my truck ever.
mind i like to have a good handbrake...
Rob
--- End quote ---
You obviously arent trying hard enough if the bgest thing you have bought for the money is a £200 improved handbrake. after all, the standard one in good order will hold my 90 on a hill with a 2t trailer on with ease.
I suspect that most x-brake customers are 'piece of mind' type people who dont trust the standard setup and i can understand that. but for 200 quid ill stick to just leaving it in gear thanks.
the best £200 ive ever spent on my truck? mud terrain tyres, without a doubt. over road tyres they are infinitly better off road.
--- End quote ---
=D> =D> Well said that man =D> =D> :lol:
I have never had a standard hand brake fail or seize. 8)
Tommo:
cheers. my mate once had his 110 roll down a hill. he blamed it on dirt in the handbrake drum loosening but i think he made it up. just forgot to put the handbrake on.
AFAIK it says in the landrover handbook that you should leave it in gear. which is a perfect failsafe.
even with an X-brake if anything breaks in your rear drivetrain then your landy effectively has no hand brake without the difflock. i think if you have it in gear with the hand brake on then it will still be ok. but im not sure.
anyway, always leave it in gear. however much your handbrake cost :wink:
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