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hand break adjustment

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clover:
You need to adjust the handbrake on the drum and then adjust the cable.

On mine there is a square adjuster (I think the 300TDI has a different type of adjuster) on the back plate of the drum brake. On mine its on the side towards the top. With the hand brake off and vehicle chocked. slacken the cable off underneath and with one hand moving the drum slightly wind up the  adjuster until you just start to get resistance on the drum. Back it off ever so slightly so its not dragging. Then adjust the cable so the handbrake lever comes up the required amount of clicks.

burgerman:
 Or bite the bullet and fit a x-brake  :lol:

 Landy ones work for sure but do require cleaning/ adjustment, but not looked back since i fitted my brake   :clap:

4 landies:
 Is the adjustment the same on a TD5 disco

stageonesimmo:
Dunno about TD5, but the bolt for the adjuster is a 17mm located at the base of the back-plate.  Standard practice on the work fleet is to wind the adjuster on the drum in first before going for the cable, easiest way of doing it by far so I know which way it always gets done on mine.....

[hint you wont be able to see the cable adjuster for crud as its never been touched in the 5 years I've had it...]

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