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Vehicle & Technical => Series Land Rovers => Topic started by: landroverkeith on July 13, 2009, 13:30:47
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:'(
Afternoon all
Just doing some final bits to my series for yet another mot failure :roll:
I had a Front Wheel that was binding, so armed with a haynes and a spanner ive been out and adjusted said wheel followed it too the letter turn clockwise till wheel locks without forcing apply footbrake to centralise the brakes then back off till wheel spins freely......
No.... my wheel is now locked solid and wont move ! :doh:
ive wound both the adjusters right back and no differance can sumone suggest what i can try next plz?
many thanks
it has the Lwb Drums with 2 adjusters on the front and a single of the rears btw
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Not sure if this applies to Landys but what about adusting both fronts. I had a iffy brake on my old tractor and it was actually cased by the one on the other side being out of adjustment too.
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it sounds like the brake shoes are wedged, and wont release. tap the drum with a mallet while trying to rotate the drum backwards
either that or the hydraulic bit isnt releasing properly. try opening the bleed nipple, see if that makes a difference.
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when u do get the drum off, have u looked at the wheel cylinders? with the shoes pulled off the cylinders you should be able to rotate the cylinder head with a screwdriver and move them in and out and no oil should be leaking under the rubber cover.
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When you do manage to get the drum off, make sure that neither of the adjusters has bent. I had a similar problem with me series two. Easy to replece though.
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if they dont release ,take the wheel off,loosen the blead nipples ,hit the drum with a hammer and wiggle /force the drum off and it shud cum off!
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Ty for ya help guys took your advise and hit it with a big hammer and along with frank this morning have discovered that the bottom wheel cylinder is seized solid so ordered a nice shiny new one from paddocks today :clap: