Thread: HELP! D2 handbrake question...

i would say some dopey bugger at LR forgot to put it back in

i did mine about a year ago and when putting it back together those little springs that lock in are a pain in the butt i think there is a special tool to make it easier but if you dont have it ,it is a 2 man job

Yeah I know! I got them back, the right hand one was the worst where you cant hold the pin in place from behind. I shoved some rags between the case and back plate to hold the pin in place whilst putting the "washer" and spring back holding the "washer" in vice grips. For those who are wondering, you had to be there to understand!
So the abutment plate retaining spring does exist?
Dave

Originally Posted by davros

So the abutment plate retaining spring does exist?
Dave

Anyone?

An anti-rattle spring was deleted some time in the 2000 model run, and from the diagram in the WSM it would be the one securing the abutment lever ot the backing plate. The spring was deleted as it prevented the shoes from centering properly, which in practice caused the brake to feel as though it was properly applied, then would release by itself with a little forward movement on the vehicle, such as that generated by a TD5 engine idling.
My 1999 D2 broke free twice with my wife outside closing a gate, sustaining significant vehicle damage and great concern to my wife who twice smashed-up the new vehicle, even trying to get back in the 1st time. LR were adamant that the brake was OK but RAVE shows a 2000 service bulletin advising the spring to be removed.

Edit. I've just remembered that it doesn't exist on my MY03 D2, which I discovered the day I got the vehicle home when I removed the drum to plug the holes that allow dirt ingress.