Toyota Landcruise Handbrake Adjustment
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Anyone familliar with the handbrake setup on these - it's a 99 Colorado GX.
Problem is that even when fully applied the handbrake doesn't hold the vehicle at all.
The cable has been fully tightened inside the car at the lever.
I popped a rear wheel off yesterday and took a look at the mechanism on the rear axle.
I just can't see how it operates on the disk - the cable goes to the rear portion of the back hub, (where as the disk brakes are on the front edge of the hub). I'm assuming that this means the parking brake has its own pad?
Any clues/pointers as to what I should be doing? Is it adjustable beyond what ca nbe done at the lever in the car?
thanks
Ex
Problem is that even when fully applied the handbrake doesn't hold the vehicle at all.
The cable has been fully tightened inside the car at the lever.
I popped a rear wheel off yesterday and took a look at the mechanism on the rear axle.
I just can't see how it operates on the disk - the cable goes to the rear portion of the back hub, (where as the disk brakes are on the front edge of the hub). I'm assuming that this means the parking brake has its own pad?
Any clues/pointers as to what I should be doing? Is it adjustable beyond what ca nbe done at the lever in the car?
thanks
Ex
It sounds like you are dealing with a "Drum In Hat" set-up where there is actually a drum brake for parking used inside the stepped portion of the brake rotor (very common on heavier vehicles).
Trucks usually have a way to make large adjustments at the yoke where the single cable splits off and goes out to each rear wheel. On my Trooper the single cable ends in a threaded rod and course adjustments are made there, right about in the middle of the underside of the truck. I hope yours is that easy.
Sorry for the bad picture:
Trucks usually have a way to make large adjustments at the yoke where the single cable splits off and goes out to each rear wheel. On my Trooper the single cable ends in a threaded rod and course adjustments are made there, right about in the middle of the underside of the truck. I hope yours is that easy.
Sorry for the bad picture:
Thanks, this makes good sense, and I do recall seeing what would be be the hub for this type of brake.
It's a little unusual in that the cable from the handbrake goes to the rear nearside wheel and then there is a separate cable that joins to rear off side, so the yoke that you mention is not there.
I did check for a threaded portion on the cable to make a coarse adjustment but couldn't see anything. Possible it needs new shoes - or there may be an adjuster inside the drum - maybe it's been driven with the handbrake on?
I'll look to stripping it a bit further for some more investigation.
cheers
Ex
It's a little unusual in that the cable from the handbrake goes to the rear nearside wheel and then there is a separate cable that joins to rear off side, so the yoke that you mention is not there.
I did check for a threaded portion on the cable to make a coarse adjustment but couldn't see anything. Possible it needs new shoes - or there may be an adjuster inside the drum - maybe it's been driven with the handbrake on?
I'll look to stripping it a bit further for some more investigation.
cheers
Ex
Ex, If your Land Cruiser is an 80 series try these instructions:
www.safari4x4.com.au/80scool/tech/handbrake.html
Found them on this Website:
www.gclcny.com/tech_help.html
>> Edited by Trooper2 on Tuesday 2nd May 10:54
www.safari4x4.com.au/80scool/tech/handbrake.html
Found them on this Website:
www.gclcny.com/tech_help.html
>> Edited by Trooper2 on Tuesday 2nd May 10:54
Trooper2 said:
Ex, If your Land Cruiser is an 80 series try these instructions:
www.safari4x4.com.au/80scool/tech/handbrake.html
Found them on this Website:
www.gclcny.com/tech_help.html
That sounds like it could well be the job!
Thanks muchly
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