Rover DEFENDER 300Tdi, Workshop Manual

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BRAKES
17 REPAIR
HANDBRAKE CABLE
Service repair no - 70.35.25
Remove
1. Park vehicle on level ground, chock road wheels
and release handbrake. Alternatively, raise
vehicle on ramp.
2. Remove 3 trim studs and lift up handbrake
gaiter.
3. Remove split pin, clevis pin, washer and
disconnect cable from handbrake lever.
4. Slacken off transmission brake drum adjusting
screw.
5. Disconnect propeller shaft from output flange.
6. Remove retaining screw and withdraw brake
drum.
7. Release handbrake cable clevis from abutment
on cable lever, see J6337, and pull through
aperture in back plate.
8. Pull cable from heelboard and remove from
vehicle.
Refit
9. Feed new cable through heelboard ensuring
rubber grommet is correctly located.
10. Position cable over guide plate, insert through
backplate and connect to cable lever.
11. Fit cable to handbrake lever and secure with
clevis pin and split pin.
12. Fit handbrake gaiter.
13. Fit brake drum. Tighten screw to
25 Nm (18
lbf/ft).
14. Screw in and tighten adjuster bolt until brake
drum will not rotate by hand.
15. Tighten adjuster bolt further to 25 Nm (18 lbf/ft)
to ensure brake drum is locked.
16. Slacken off adjuster bolt by 1.5 turns to give
brake shoes running clearance. Check that the
drum is free to rotate.
17. Slacken locknut and adjust cable to give the
handbrake pawl two notches free movement on
the rachet before being fully operational on third
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
brake shoe wear.
18. Fit propeller shaft to output flange. Tighten
fixings to 46 Nm (34 lbf/ft).
19. Remove wheel chocks and check operation of
handbrake.