Adjusting the Handbrake / Parking
Brake (Range Rover 4.0/4.6)
Introduction
Adjustment Pricedure
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Introduction
The handbrake adjustment procedure on the Range Rover 4.0/4.6/P38 is
slightly different from most and the method is not obvious to the caual
observer. Scott Kirn offered this quick instruction guide to the
correct procedure.
Adjustment Pricedure
1. Raise vehicle on four post lift (you DO have one of those in your
garage, don't you?)
2. Ensure brake lever is released.
3. Raise one rear wheel clear of lift.
4. Tighten brake show adjusting bolt to 18 lbf ft. Ensure brake drum is
locked. (The bolt is right where the parking brake cable goes into
thedrum.)
5. Back off adjusting bolt by 1.5 turns. Check brake drum is free to
rotate.
6. Parking brake should be fully operational on the third notch of
ratchet.
7 To achieve this, release brake lever. From under vehicle, adjust
length of outer cable. (This is where the cable enters the floorboards.)
Scot says he has adjusted the brake without putting it on a lift, but
"I don't know how accurate it was. It worked though!"