Workshop Manuals Factory service & repair Land Rover
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Land Rover 300Tdi Defender07 · MAINTENANCE
07 · Maintenance

CHECK OPERATION OF HANDBRAKE

Make
Land Rover
Model
Defender 300Tdi Defender
Section
CHECK OPERATION OF HANDBRAKE
MAINTENANCECHECK OPERATION OF HANDBRAKE
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MAINTENANCE

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MAINTENANCE

SERVICE SCHEDULE

The following section describes the items detailed in
the vehicle Service Schedule. Where required
instructions are given for carrying out the service
procedure, or a cross reference is given to the section
in the manual where the procedure may be found.

Service Maintenance Schedules are published
separately to reflect the needs and intervals for each
vehicle variant. Procedures in the Workshop Manual
must be used in conjunction with the Service
Schedule sheets.

Service Maintenance Schedules are available from:
Land Rover Publications,
Character Mailing,
Heysham Road,
Bootle,
Merseyside, L70 1JL

VEHICLE INTERIOR

CHECK SEATS & BELTS

Check condition and security of seat belts, seat belt
mountings, seat belt buckles and operation of inertia
seat belts.

CHECK OPERATION OF LAMPS

Check operation of all lamps, horns and warning
indicators.

CHECK OPERATION OF WIPERS

Check operation of front/rear wipers and washers and
condition of wiper blades.

CHECK OPERATION OF HANDBRAKE

Handbrake check/adjust

1. Chock road wheels.
2. Raise one rear wheel clear of ground and

support securely with axle stand.

3. Release handbrake lever.

4. Underneath vehicle, tighten adjuster bolt

clockwise to

25 Nm (18 lbf/ft) to fully lock brake

drum.

5. Slacken adjusting bolt by 1.5 turns to give brake

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

6. Adjust handbrake cable locknuts to give pawl

two notches free movement on the rachet before
being fully operational on third notch of rachet.

NOTE: Cable adjustment must ONLY be
used for initial setting and to compensate
for cable stretch. It MUST NOT be used to

take up brake shoe wear, which MUST be adjusted
at brake drum.

7. Operate handbrake to settle brake shoes.

Recheck handbrake is fully operational on third
notch of rachet pawl. Readjust if necessary.

8. Remove axle stand and wheel chocks.

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