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Land Rover Series I 1.6 / 2.0 petrol: adjust drum brakes & handbrake

Brakes · Series I (1948–58) · 1948–1958

How often: every 6,000 mi or 6 months, whichever comes first. Series drum brakes need regular adjustment as the shoes wear.

Work safely: support the vehicle on axle stands, never a jack alone; let it cool first. Check figures against your workshop manual. You do this work at your own risk.

Parts

None

Tools

• Spanner for adjusters
• Jack & axle stands
• Chocks

Step by step

1. Chock the wheels and jack each wheel clear of the ground in turn.
2. Turn each snail-cam adjuster on the back-plate until the shoes lock the drum, then back it off until the wheel just turns freely.
3. Two-leading-shoe front brakes (109): adjust both cams on each wheel.
4. Handbrake: the drum is on the back of the transfer box. Adjust it at the back-plate adjuster until the lever holds the vehicle on 3–4 clicks.
5. Check the fluid level and road-test in a safe place.

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