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YARLOCK
 Post subject: TX2 HANDBRAKE
PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2010 12:17 pm 
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HI ALL
MY TX2 HAS NOW FAILED PSV ON THE HAND BRAKE 3 TIMES NEW CABLES NEW SHOES NEW DRUMS STILL FAILING ANY IDEAS
RAY
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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: TX2 HANDBRAKE
PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2010 12:34 pm 
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YARLOCK wrote:
HI ALL
MY TX2 HAS NOW FAILED PSV ON THE HAND BRAKE 3 TIMES NEW CABLES NEW SHOES NEW DRUMS STILL FAILING ANY IDEAS
RAY


what exactly does the fail/advisory note say?

efficiency, balance or adjustment?

did you get the brake meter readings left/right, etc?

new shoes and drums (or pads/discs) take a few miles to bed in
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YARLOCK
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12% SHOULD BE 16% AND OVER I AM UP AGAIN ON FRI
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YARLOCK
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efficiency
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wannabeeahack
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lack of efficiency is usually the amount of drag from the shoes, i.e. glazed linings, naffed drums, in your case, having all new, they should bed in, the garage should have cleaned the drum faces as they come covered with a coating (anti-rust) and given the shoes a quick rub with some coarse glasspaper, all to increase fricton and decrease bedding in
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YARLOCK
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PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2010 3:29 pm 
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THANKS WELL HOPE FOLLY THEY WILL BE BEDDED IN FOR FRI
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GBC
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I probably get the rear drums adjusted every month on my TX2, and the front / rear pipes bled every 2 - 3 months for about £20.

I've just accepted the brakes are crap on LTI taxis.
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ALI T
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PostPosted: Tue May 18, 2010 5:50 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
lack of efficiency is usually the amount of drag from the shoes, i.e. glazed linings, naffed drums, in your case, having all new, they should bed in, the garage should have cleaned the drum faces as they come covered with a coating (anti-rust) and given the shoes a quick rub with some coarse glasspaper, all to increase fricton and decrease bedding in

agreed
not a good idea to replace shoes and drums at test time,they do take some time to bed in.
try driving about with the handbrake on a little,then clean them out and adjust the self adjusters. if it needs more you might get some out the cable.
good luck
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wannabeeahack
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my lads (new driver alert!) KAs brakes felt dire to me so i took it for a brake test

240 fronts, 90 rears before a strip/check/rebuild

glad ive got vented discs all round
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YARLOCK
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PASSED 36% SIGH OF RELEIF
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well bedded in then now
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