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My 80 wont stay on a hill

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My 80 wont stay on a hill

Post by land8079 »

Just wonderin if any one can shed some light on this for me. I got an 80 series GXL wagon and have found that if i park it on a verry steep incline, with the hand break on (its poo) and in 1st gear low range that it will roll backwards verry slowly. i thought mabey rings but it dosent use a ounce of oil beetween changes. I've steeped out of a 75 ute(wich dident do it) into the wagon, is it simply a weight thing or do i have a problem.
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Post by SIMMO84 »

Normal, adjust your hand brake (i know there crap) and see how it goes.
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Post by lokka »

SIMMO84 wrote:Normal, adjust your hand brake (i know there crap) and see how it goes.
X2 or get some wheel chocks :D
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Post by thehanko »

you can always pop it into low range too. its the toyota handbrake :lol:
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Post by SIMMO84 »

thehanko wrote:you can always pop it into low range too. its the toyota handbrake :lol:
Haha just like the toyota lsd :D
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Post by thehanko »

SIMMO84 wrote:
thehanko wrote:you can always pop it into low range too. its the toyota handbrake :lol:
Haha just like the toyota lsd :D
yeah we learn to cope as best we can. i mean toyotas are the best :finger: :oops:
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Post by crankycruiser »

In 1st low it should stay on a hill!

I remember when i first left mine on a hill in front of a mates... we went out for a bit and when we came back it was in the middle of the road about 200m away.. funny but embarrassing .. Lucky no one ran into it, cos it was on a corner :lol:
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Post by land8079 »

thehanko wrote:you can always pop it into low range too. its the toyota handbrake :lol:
Ive tried putting it in low range and it still creeps backwards
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Post by SIMMO84 »

How steep are you talking. Might help.
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Post by IN24BZ »

my troopy does the same thing , the handbrake is inop 94hzj75 , im talking about 30-40 deg slope, just jumpes backwards step by step , i just tell people dont parkbehind the thing unless they dont liek the current arrangement on the front end of there car
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What torque? Tighten it till it strips and then back it off half a turn.
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Post by joel HJ60 »

It's really not that hard to adjust your handbrake!
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Post by thehanko »

if facing up hill isnt it supposed to go in reverse? or does it make no difference?

I know a lux is lighter, but even with a trailer on with my old petrol = no compression i cold park on some nasty hills in low r and no go anywhere.
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Post by land8079 »

SIMMO84 wrote:How steep are you talking. Might help.
40 degrees plus, can only see sky.
Dose any one have any tips on adjusting the hand break as ive done it how the book said(step by step) and it still wont hold. Gotta pull the leaver all the way up before it even looks like holdin on.....maby i need a new handbreak cable? please help
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Post by thehanko »

land8079 wrote:
SIMMO84 wrote:How steep are you talking. Might help.
40 degrees plus, can only see sky.
Dose any one have any tips on adjusting the hand break as ive done it how the book said(step by step) and it still wont hold. Gotta pull the leaver all the way up before it even looks like holdin on.....maby i need a new handbreak cable? please help
sounds like its pretty stretched. is there no way of adjusting the cable? or is it already maxed out? if so chuck a new cable in.
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Post by dow50r »

this is common your cruiser has probably put on some weight and you need to turn the (usually larger wheels into the gutter.
OR put an auto in it....lol
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Post by Jacked »

I find resting the front or rear bar against a tree helps! especially if the tree is on the low side :finger:

Adjust the brake at the wheels and the cable. Im yet to see any rear axle handbrake you can "trust" on a 40+ degree hill
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Post by SIMMO84 »

thehanko wrote:
land8079 wrote:
SIMMO84 wrote:How steep are you talking. Might help.
40 degrees plus, can only see sky.
Dose any one have any tips on adjusting the hand break as ive done it how the book said(step by step) and it still wont hold. Gotta pull the leaver all the way up before it even looks like holdin on.....maby i need a new handbreak cable? please help
sounds like its pretty stretched. is there no way of adjusting the cable? or is it already maxed out? if so chuck a new cable in.
I normally adjust the brakes up tight and back off 6 or 7 clicks, you can adjust the cable in the cab at the handbreak lever ( i had to grind down a spanner to fit) but this is only a temporary fix as the cable will stretch again. Maybe try a new cable.
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Post by chunks »

I've seen this happen in a 1HZ 100 series too. The handbrakes can be a bit of a shit to get adjusted on these sometimes.
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Post by TheBigBoy »

The quick easy way to tighten your handbrake is let it roll backwards or in reverse and pull the hand brake on (do it about 6 times) sometimes it works. If not then manually.
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Post by Shadow »

on a 40 degree slope i would be worried about the tyres losing traction as much as my handbrake not holding.
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Post by land8079 »

Thanks guys for all ya help. sounds like i need to spend some more time on my handbreak, might try a new cable i think.
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Post by plowy »

back the cable off first then adjust your brakes then re adjust the cable to get the best result
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