troopy handbrake self adjusting
Submitted: Monday, Oct 02, 2006 at 18:48
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A friend has a 1990 troopy with rear drum brakes. The problem is that the rear brakes keep adjusting themselves. I believe this is not an uncommon problem, however we don't know to solve it.
Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks Terry
Reply By: Member - Tour Boy- Monday, Oct 02, 2006 at 19:40
Monday, Oct 02, 2006 at 19:40
Hi just remove the self adjusting mechanism in the rear brakes.
Tour Boy
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Reply By: Dave from P7OFFROAD Accredited Driver Training - Monday, Oct 02, 2006 at 21:28
Monday, Oct 02, 2006 at 21:28
hmmm as the owner of an '88 troopy (still goes but doesn't get out much anymore)... tell your mate to just get used to it, the troopy handbrake is basicly a cabin decoration.
They can be adujusted, it's not that big a job, but it's a very temporary fix.
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Reply By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Monday, Oct 02, 2006 at 21:46
Monday, Oct 02, 2006 at 21:46
Terry
I have no problems with
mine , if they get a bit sloppy just drop the wheel of and get the little to the bottom and roll the little wheel upward until you cant turn the hub then back it off a bit until it lets go,Handbrake will be functionable again
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Monday, Oct 02, 2006 at 23:12
Monday, Oct 02, 2006 at 23:12
Doug, you're talking about your rear disk brakes with the handbrake drum in the middle. The original question is for the earlier troopie with drum rear brakes which are self-adjusting.
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Monday, Oct 02, 2006 at 23:18
Monday, Oct 02, 2006 at 23:18
No Phil my car has Disc / drum on the rear = Disc for stopping and drum for
parking , ON THE REAR not in the middle and i presume your calling middle just behind the Gearbox and on the drive shaft........
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Monday, Oct 02, 2006 at 23:37
Monday, Oct 02, 2006 at 23:37
hehehe
Doug, I was talking about the middle of the rear disk :-))))
Not the middle of the vehicle.
Sorry about that - I can see how I badly phrased it. In any case, the original poster has drum rear brakes and no discs - different setup to yours.
Cheers
phil
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Monday, Oct 02, 2006 at 23:41
Monday, Oct 02, 2006 at 23:41
Yeh Gotya
I'm putting a mix of MP3s onto a 1gb flash drive at the moment, got 102 on so far , will hold about 310 songs , every now and then I wipe it clean and add a new lot
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Tuesday, Oct 03, 2006 at 22:30
Tuesday, Oct 03, 2006 at 22:30
Happy birthday Doug :-))))
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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Monday, Oct 02, 2006 at 23:17
Monday, Oct 02, 2006 at 23:17
They self-adjust when brake applied while reversing. Problem is that they easily go too tight. Seems common with hilly 4wding.
We've loosened off the adjuster, taken the drum off, and bent the self adjuster lever away from the adjuster. Basically converted it into manual adjusting brakes - just have to remember to adjust the rears as part of normal servicing.
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