Handbrake dramas

**rar110** · 30th March 2014, 09:15 PM

My handbrake has been progressively getting more useless.

I put this down to a rear output seal and oil leak. However, thats been fixed.

I followed the book and did a readjustment, i.e. back the cable right back, adjust the shoes, adjust the cable up. That resulted in the the drum heating up to over boiling point. On the side of the road I adjusted the shoes right back, and then adjusted the cable again. The drum is still too hot to touch. I adjusted the shoes back again, and then the cable up to its limit. The drum is still warm.

The shoes have about 3mm of meat left on them, and as indicated the cable adjusted to its limit.

So is the solution to replace the shoes or the cable or both?

thanks.

**DeeJay** · 30th March 2014, 10:16 PM

You undid the cable lock nut & wound the adjusting nut until there was only enough thread for the locknut? - I cut down an old open ended spanner to make that job easier- That's a lot of adjustment.
The cable must be stretched pretty badly

**chopper** · 30th March 2014, 10:25 PM

I had a similar problem with td5 disco last week and after adjusting and cleaning and so on it turned out to be a cracked drum ( wright across the face ) I have never seen a cracked drum before and believe it or not I came across a second one a few days later. They were both the silver painted "light weight" type. I replaced one with a D1 V8 heavy weight drum.

**rar110** · 31st March 2014, 04:36 AM

Originally Posted by DeeJay

You undid the cable lock nut & wound the adjusting nut until there was only enough thread for the locknut? - I cut down an old open ended spanner to make that job easier- That's a lot of adjustment. The cable must be stretched pretty badly

Yep, no thread left. I'd say the cable is old.

**rar110** · 31st March 2014, 04:37 AM

Originally Posted by chopper

I had a similar problem with td5 disco last week and after adjusting and cleaning and so on it turned out to be a cracked drum ( wright across the face ) I have never seen a cracked drum before and believe it or not I came across a second one a few days later. They were both the silver painted "light weight" type. I replaced one with a D1 V8 heavy weight drum.

Thanks, no sign of a crack.

**JDNSW** · 31st March 2014, 05:14 AM

I would guess that several strands of the cable are broken, making it much more stretchy. Another possibility is that the expander is either partly seized or not able to move on the backing plate to allow the shoes to centre.

John

**rar110** · 31st March 2014, 06:22 AM

thanks. I'll order a new cable today.

**Jock The Rock** · 31st March 2014, 06:35 AM

As a general rule I normally replace the shoes as well, depending on how much oil they were contaminated with.

Think they are only about $50 for a set, comes with the new adjuster bolt as well

**AdsLandies** · 31st March 2014, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Another possibility is that the expander is either partly seized or not able to move on the backing plate to allow the shoes to centre.

John

I'd second checking the expander also while you're at it. Mine was barely working at one time as the grease had gotten so old and hard that it didn't move freely.

**rar110** · 31st March 2014, 09:31 AM

So is the expander the part that hooks up to the cable or the shoe adjustment?

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