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Jimbo:
Hi,
Fitted new shoes at the weekend (should of bit the bullet and got an X-Brake  :roll:) to the Defender as the left shoe (as you look at the drum from underneath) was almost completely worn away - but the right shoe was almost like new. Replaced the pair and adjusted as per the book - tighten adjuster to lock the drum, the undo the adjuster 1.5 turns. The brake is now mush better - but I've still got a lot of travel on the handbrake lever - do I need to adjust the cable length ?

Ta,
Jim

trickydicky:
mine is exactly the same but the MOT bloke said they are twice as afective as any normal car but if you pull the hand brake on too hard they can wedge on so i would think leave well alone if i were you

bertie_bas205:
Slaken off the cable first then adjust the shoes. When you've done that take up the cable again....





Bertie.

Mark_Solesbury:
Mines got 4 clicks if you pull it on hard, but 3 will hold it on a hill.

andyb:

--- Quote from: Jimbo on July 21, 2008, 19:14:11 ---but I've still got a lot of travel on the handbrake lever - do I need to adjust the cable length ?
--- End quote ---
You need some reserve travel. If the lever is going over half way then I'd replace the cable. Not to hard to do. You'll be surprised at the difference that can makes as well......people tend to pull on the handbrake pretty hard (they are crap when full of crap :) ) and this stretches the cable.

HTH

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