80 series hand brake
Submitted: Sunday, Aug 06, 2006 at 20:45
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Member - Mal B
just got home 2 weeks ago been to the cape got to
bamaga 05 june no trouble exprct LOST USE OF HANDBRAKE by the time we got back to
cairns lever operates ok but does not hold. about to strip rear
wheels to inspect,any help please and how to stop it happing again thanks mal b
Reply By: 120scruiser (NSW) - Sunday, Aug 06, 2006 at 21:07
Sunday, Aug 06, 2006 at 21:07
Only way to do Landcruiser handbrakes is to start at the rear.
Back off the adjustment at the handle and then remove rear
wheels.
Adjust rear shoes until they lock and then back them off 3 clicks of the adjuster.
You can then adjust the handle height.
For a quality built car they have a crap handbrake.
Lets hope the new Landcruiser next year is a better designed system.
Hope this helps
120cruiser
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Follow Up By: Member - Mal B - Sunday, Aug 06, 2006 at 21:40
Sunday, Aug 06, 2006 at 21:40
thanks 120 but more interested in what caused it i think when i strip it will be full of mud thanks mal b
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Reply By: ellmcg - Monday, Aug 07, 2006 at 05:58
Monday, Aug 07, 2006 at 05:58
The process may have been sped up by mud, but 80 series handbrakes do tend to 'soften'? rather quickly, regardless of the conditions they're in.
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Reply By: Member - Steve (ACT) - Monday, Aug 07, 2006 at 16:04
Monday, Aug 07, 2006 at 16:04
We just got back from the Cape, three 100 series and two prados all returned with no handbrake, we started having trouble around the same time! Did you do the OTL? Maybe all the mud and
water through there!!
Steve
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Follow Up By: Member - Mal B - Monday, Aug 07, 2006 at 19:29
Monday, Aug 07, 2006 at 19:29
yes on the way back did the 2 creeks north of
fruit bat falls ,then tried cockatoo
creek but the
water was flowing too fast,looked at gunshot from the bramwell
junction side no hope .also tried to get from
musgrave roadhouse into lakefield national
park but rd closed [i beleave its still closed] we were back into
cairns about the 18 june let you know results when i strip my cruiser thanks mal.
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Reply By: Member - Davoe (Nullagine) - Tuesday, Aug 08, 2006 at 14:27
Tuesday, Aug 08, 2006 at 14:27
Wasting your money on the handbrake with any toyota, They will go out of adjustment within weeks again if you are lucky.
Just make sure you have it in 1st or preferably reverse when you
park it (
well for a manual at least) and they hold just fine on compression
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