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  1. 11th November 2014, 09:20 AM #1
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    something went TWANG :D

    Morning everyone,

    I am in a spot of trouble, I borrowed my parents TD5 110 defender and when i was putting the hand brake on in there driveway something on the hand brake went twang and now the hand brake is not working.

    I am rebuilding a 1960 series 2 at the moment so i am hoping it is the same set up

    Does anyone know how the handbrake is connected?

    cheers for your help everyone
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  2. 11th November 2014, 09:36 AM #2
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    On my Puma there's a big thick cable coming out the back of the handbrake leading into the brake enclosure behind the transmission. I'd hazard a guess that this cable is what went "twang" at one end or the other.

    From vague memory it was a similar arrangement in my older version but I've never replaced either so I can't offer much help there.
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  3. 11th November 2014, 09:45 AM #3
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    are they still a transmission brake set up like the old series 2?
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    Quote Originally Posted by SII Josh View Post
    are they still a transmission brake set up like the old series 2?
    Yep except from memory the series two didn't have a cable, it was mechanical. My guess is that the cable has broken.
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  5. 11th November 2014, 02:04 PM #5
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    Funny enough - my td5 went twang last month. in my case it was the cable at the hanbrake end. I could pull the lever nearly vertical with no resistance. I had it fixed in the last service. (I did drive it around for a few months though, and discovered that High 1st is not enough to hold it on a slope as it will move forward very slowly.)

    You do need to drop the rear prop shaft, hand brake drum. Also need to disconnect the cable at the lever end. I think it would take a good couple of hours to replace.
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  6. 11th November 2014, 02:21 PM #6
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    Thanks for the info/help everyone.

    It was the cable that went TWANG, transmission end. Brother and i have dropped all the parts off and are on our way back from rovacraft who had the cable for $44 bargain.

    Also found the TD5 is missing two plugs from the gearbox. No oil in it at all. Looks fairly recent too, so we are tending to that also����
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