Outer Limits 4x4 Board

hi guy i got a swb vit and i can never get the hand breake strong enuff to hold on simple hills i am sik of having to turn it off and leave it in gear so i can just open a gate or some thing simple how can i fix this problem

any help would be appreciated

First question: Have you checked your brakes to ensure you have any meat on the shoes?

Have you tried adjusting the handbrake? Should be an adjuster on the cable.

yes the pads are fine they have been on for about 3000ks and yes i have adjusted it via the cable addjster but still not a stronge hold

my sierra is like this... but with drums in the rear and heavy tyres i cant expect it to hold that well anyway =) its safer to leave it in gear and wrench up the brake as hard as you can anyway - downfall is you cant do very good "hill starts" offroad =)

Regular visits to the gym to build up those handbrake yankers a bit more perhaps ?

i must admit it did get weaker when i but the muddies on it

i had this issue right up until a couple of days agov:P upon removal of the drum off the transfer it was half full of dirt and also no meat on the shoes. cleaned out the drum and all the parts, re assembled with new shoes. drove about a k with the hand brake on a click or 2 and now she holds better than i've ever had it. can pull it up and leave it on a steep drive way. and in the morning i can pop it out of gear without even pushing in the clutch because the handbrake hasn't slipped at all.