The parking brake / hand brake on my LJ78 has always been rubbish, it will work great for a short time, but will then stop working even after replacing all the shoes and disc/drum.
So I have been looking at alternatives, and the two I can find are:
1. Fit a transmission brake - I don’t really like this as they are not as effective as a wheel brake.
2. fit different rear brake calipers that have a built in park brake - this is my preferred because it’s less brake to service.
Has anyone found something that fits straight on?
I rear a thread a while ago that said Toyota Avensis caliper will fit with a small about of work, and will also allow me to keep the original carrier so I can still use my standard pads, so after waiting a while I got a cheap set from eBay to see if the will work.
Today I got the chance to take a look as I needed a quick brake check for my MOT.
I will have to have new sliders made to make the caliper line up (not really a big issue) but annoyingly the caliper is not wide enough to take a new set of brake pads.
So I have been looking at alternatives, and the two I can find are:
1. Fit a transmission brake - I don’t really like this as they are not as effective as a wheel brake.
2. fit different rear brake calipers that have a built in park brake - this is my preferred because it’s less brake to service.
Has anyone found something that fits straight on?
I rear a thread a while ago that said Toyota Avensis caliper will fit with a small about of work, and will also allow me to keep the original carrier so I can still use my standard pads, so after waiting a while I got a cheap set from eBay to see if the will work.
Today I got the chance to take a look as I needed a quick brake check for my MOT.
I will have to have new sliders made to make the caliper line up (not really a big issue) but annoyingly the caliper is not wide enough to take a new set of brake pads.