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If it's not one thing it's annother with my lux!!!!!!!!!
For a few months I have not had a working handbrake in the damm thing. I have new shoes and drums and adjusted the windy thing in the drums and the cable, but she only rarely holds (just barely) facing up hill.
Can I fit a tailshaft mounted h'brake, or stick with what i've got
Can someone please shead some light on the subject, she dosen't stop the best either.
Cheers, Jono
YN65 X-Tra cab, 33's, 3" body lift otherwise stock. (the brumby got stolen)
Simple things first. I don't mind fixing things myself, but when it comes to brakes be careful. Maybe take it to a brake place. Stopmasters at Charlestown? Bleed the system?
Yeah, I was sort of looking into fitting an 80 series booster and m/cyl, but that still leaves the h'brake, I might have to resort to using bricks on string!!:(
YN65 X-Tra cab, 33's, 3" body lift otherwise stock. (the brumby got stolen)
last time my hand brake stoped working i got new shoes and had evrything adjusted and it worked fine. my new hiluix the handbrake stoped working when i left it on going up a steep snady hill i fogot it was on....hasnt worked scince but thats prolly coz the rear shoes are stuffed now. i hear those tailshaft brakes are quiet expensive?
It pulls out about 1/2 to 3/4 way out if you give it a really good tug (no pun intended!)
but the adjusting nut on the rat trap thing is wound right up
YN65 X-Tra cab, 33's, 3" body lift otherwise stock. (the brumby got stolen)
BundyBrumby wrote:It pulls out about 1/2 to 3/4 way out if you give it a really good tug (no pun intended!)
but the adjusting nut on the rat trap thing is wound right up
put your handbrake on and jump under your car to see how tight the cable is (do this on flat ground not on a hill).
Thanks shaddow, just did that. i had someone look underneath, both of the 'things' coming out of the drum attatched to the cable move freely, but i wouldn't say the cable is as tight as it probablu should be. Ill try to remedy this and see what happens.
YN65 X-Tra cab, 33's, 3" body lift otherwise stock. (the brumby got stolen)
1st was a siezed (maybe it was stretched not sure) cable.. replaced the entire cable run and still had issues
2nd issue was the things on the drum brakes that the cable attaches to were siezed due to mud n stuff.. so one I replaced them the handbrake worked good after that.. (got some replacements from the wreckers)
its amazing how good it feels to fix something thats been dodgy for so long.
and a working handbrake is teh shitznit too!
Get a new cable and new shoes, adjust the rear brakes very well and use minimal adjustment on the handbrake, the more adjustment on the handbrake gives you less leverage on the brake shoes.
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i fogot it was on....hasnt worked scince but thats prolly coz the rear shoes are stuffed now. i hear those tailshaft brakes are quiet expensive?
