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Land Rover Defender 90 Workshop Manual (NAS)20 · Brakes
20 · Brakes

Park brake cable refit

Make
Land Rover
Model
Defender 90 Workshop Manual (NAS)
Section
Repair › Park brake cable refit
BrakesPark brake cable refit

PARK BRAKE CABLE Refit

Service repair no - 70.35.25

Remove

  1. Park vehicle on level ground, chock road wheels and release handbrake. Alternatively, raise vehicle on ramp [hoist].
Park brake cable refit – Park vehicle on level ground, chock road wheels and release handbrake. Alternatively, rais
  1. Position cable over guide plate, insert through
  2. Fit cable to park brake lever and secure with
  3. Fit brake drum. Tighten screw to
  4. Screw in and tighten adjuster bolt until brake
  5. Tighten adjuster bolt further to
  6. From inside vehicle, pull up handbrake gaiter.
  7. Remove split [cotter] pin, clevis pin, washer and
  8. Slacken off adjuster bolt by 1… turns to give

disconnect cable from park brake lever.

  1. Slacken off transmission brake drum adjusting screw.
  2. Slacken locknut and adjust cable to give the
  3. Disconnect propeller shaft from output flange.
  4. Remove retaining screw and withdraw brake drum.
  5. Release park brake cable clevis from abutment on cable lever, see J6337, and pull through aperture in back plate.
  6. Pull cable from heelboard and remove from vehicle. brake shoe wear.
  7. Fit propeller shaft to output flange. Tighten
  8. Remove wheel chocks and check operation of
Park brake cable refit – Remove wheel chocks and check operation of
  1. Feed new cable through heelboard ensuring rubber grommet is correctly located.

backplate and connect to cable lever.

clevis pin and split [cotter] pin. 25 Nm, 18 lbf ft.

drum will not rotate by hand. 25 Nm, 18 lbf ft to ensure brake drum is locked.

brake shoes running clearance. Check that the drum is free to rotate.

park brake pawl 2 notches free movement on the rachet before being fully operational on 3rd notch (brake shoes are fully expanded against drum).

  • NOTE: Cable adjustment is for a new cable
  • or to compensate for cable stretch. Cable
  • adjustment must not be used to take up

fixings to 46 Nm, 34 lbf ft.

handbrake.

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