Thread: LT95 handbrakes

The Counties have a different speedo housing.I'm told by a mate that bought one that the X brake requires the County speedo housing.
Wagoo.

Thought that might be the case.
Just been having a read of the X-Eng site and it does say you need the 110 housing.
Looks like it will probably just be a new set of shoes then..

Wonder how hard it would be to make up a brake using a rear disc caliper off something like an early Nissan sedan

Steve

Originally Posted by steveG

Thought that might be the case.
Just been having a read of the X-Eng site and it does say you need the 110 housing.
Looks like it will probably just be a new set of shoes then..

Wonder how hard it would be to make up a brake using a rear disc caliper off something like an early Nissan sedan

Steve

I am still baffled at how a disc handbrake within the available lever travel and without power assist can be more effective than a drum type, because they don't have the self servo action of a drum unit. But work they do, at least the X brake does. I tried fitting a rear disc and caliper from a Fiat to a CJ6 Jeep t/case many years ago, and it didn't grip for nuts.
Wagoo.

Originally Posted by wagoo

I am still baffled at how a disc handbrake within the available lever travel and without power assist can be more effective than a drum type, because they don't have the self servo action of a drum unit. But work they do, at least the X brake does. I tried fitting a rear disc and caliper from a Fiat to a CJ6 Jeep t/case many years ago, and it didn't grip for nuts.
Wagoo.

Because the drum don't fill with oil on a disc setup

Originally Posted by steveG

or maybe even go sick and get a x-brake disc conversion.

Steve

But you don't like spending money Steve

They're good, $500 good? that's upto you

Originally Posted by rovercare

Because the drum don't fill with oil on a disc setup

Tractors have''wet'' oil filled brakes! Perhaps the LandRover engineers didn't fully grasp the principal.
Wagoo.

Originally Posted by wagoo

Tractors have''wet'' oil filled brakes! Perhaps the LandRover engineers didn't fully grasp the principal.
Wagoo.

Yep, and what fun to work on

Originally Posted by rovercare

But you don't like spending money Steve

They're good, $500 good? that's upto you

Not quite right. I LOVE spending money (just hate running out of it - and theres not enough for all the goodies)

But yes...$500...Intercooler or handbrake...hard decision
In the meantime the least oily of the shoes are doing time in a tin of petrol before being introduced to Mr Match

Need to track down a LT95 110 speedo housing to give me more options.

Steve