Land Rover Discovey 3 / LR3 HANDBRAKE REBUILD - FULL DETAIL

[@LandRoverDrive]

FULL DETAIL 👍🙂 Did I miss something? QUESTIONS?? Put them in a comment below 🤙

[@Aidan.17]

Thank you for being the only person I can find on KZbin showing driver side rear handbrake. I have an issue where something is rubbing and I was able to identify my clips were not installed correctly. Cheers!

[@LandRoverDrive]

Happy the video could help! 😊 Why I share my experiences with the cars. 👍 I need to open it up again and do a service soon, clean and regrease, among other things. 😅 Best, Simon

[@any0n378]

Just wanted to say thank you and well done! I did mine tonight with Bodsy's brake bible in hand, but I must say, having your video as a guide helped to show some of the small details that I couldn't make out. Guys like you help the community of wrenching Land Rover fanatics tremendously!

[@LandRoverDrive]

That's great to hear and thank you for such a nice comment. 🤗 I try to get all the details in and I also have used the Bodsy's guide, it's a nice writup of the job. Personally I'm a very visual guy so video is often the best for me, always good to see it before trying it your self. Thank you again, these types of comments makes my day. 👍😀

[@jbluesb3southside]

just completed left parking B now on right thought of this vid when that “spring” became the great test of will” finally cold in SC/NC ✌️😎

[@LandRoverDrive]

Hehe, some springs will really test you on a car. The parking brake spring is definitely one of those. We have been having steady cold here now for a month, sitting around the -10ºC mark, 14ºF, so looking forward to a bit warmer weather and a bit more snow. Best of luck with the right one and have a good weekend! 😊

[@davidjones9825]

Great video. you fully show good content and view of each step. Thank you from the US.

[@LandRoverDrive]

Glad it was useful and thank you for letting me know. 😊 Always good to hear. Best wishes from Norway. 🤙

[@index1489]

On the LR4/RRS the instructions say to lever the parking brake shoes at the cog adjuster towards the center of the wheel with a flathead screwdriver before doing the rest of the adjustments, but great video. Helped me out a ton.

[@LandRoverDrive]

Okay, not sure what the instruction on the LR3 says actually. 😊 Done this once before and have used the Bodsys brake bible as a guid. Nice writup of the job. Glad the video helped, it's why I make these mechanical videos, and to show the real life of a 4x4 owner. :) Not all fun and games. 😀

[@LandRoverDrive]

And thank you! :) Forgot that part. Always nice to hear when the videos has helped. 😀

[@AndrewKNI]

Almost done Simon. Great job :-)

[@LandRoverDrive]

Thank you so much! 👍😊 Doing my best to make it useful and entertaining. 😊

[@b0ysie]

Excellent, informative video.

[@LandRoverDrive]

Thank you so much! 👍😊

[@rizla6220]

Great set of videos, I did my LR3 rear park brake shoes today, one thing, I did notice the splash guard has some notches cut in it where the adjuster is and the other spring adjuster is. :)

[@LandRoverDrive]

Thank you! 👍 A good feeling when they are done. :) Can rest easy as the park prake won't fail for a while.

[@powervolt748]

Nice job Simon. I did mine a few months ago so I know the struggle with regards to getting the shoes over the bar and getting the clips over the pins with only one pair of hands! 😂 Well done my friend, it's coming along nicely 😊👍 One thing I would have done is sprayed the shoes with brake cleaner too, they looked like they might have picked up some grease. I know mine did after wrestling them in and the back plate contacts having copper grease on them, it's a job not to get it on the friction material!

[@LandRoverDrive]

Hey and thanks. Yeah definitely a personal victory wrestling the last shoe into place. 😂 And a great tip to clean the shoes, I didn’t even think of it. Maybe lucky so I got friction right away when testing. But I will definitely do it next time, would have been such a bummer if they just kept on slipping after all that work. 😅😅

[@TC-V8]

Nice video, not sure I would use Anti seize AND thread lock on the same bolt through! That small bolt only stops the disc falling on your toes - just a dab of anti-seize is all it needs for easier future brake jobs.

[@LandRoverDrive]

Saw the comment, forgot to answer. I wasn't sure why when I saw your comment, but I have now checked and I wasn't thinking too hard on m self and was following the Bodsay's brake bible at this point. I totally agree with you and see no point to add thread lock here. Anti seize for sure. Thanks for pointing it out and not sure what the actual LR manual seis about this. 👍 Simon

[@jeandomatti6163]

good job and thanks

[@LandRoverDrive]

Thank you and you are very welcome. 👍😊

[@cherrypicker8897]

Very Good Job Simon. It's called the adjuster. Very good though. I do wonder why Land Rover made the electronic brake, A very complicated system that could be replaced with a simple lever and cable.

[@LandRoverDrive]

Hehe, saw this comment now. Yeah, we could wonder for a long time on the many strange solution they have chosen up through the times of the Discovery. BMW was in the picture just before the D3 was made I think so "fancy" may come from them. :)

[@jamesray3920]

Finally got parking brake installed Correctly I am mechanical minded person and have installed parking brakes on other vehicles bit land rover can be difficult if you don't know and understand the correct process, if I had a you tube channel I would show how the parts go together before installing them , this is most important because thousands of diy people trying to save money without using a shop , I got very frustrated and had to go do something else to take my mind off of it , it was the correct position of the flat plate with zip tie and the adjustment screw was the issue the adjustment screw need to be flush so you can get the flat plate installed so you can get the rotor back on and also lining up the adjustment screw and screw that holds plate in correct location by lifting both tires off ground I learn this by watching lr time doing parking brake job this was very frustrating to me it's the little details are the most important

[@LandRoverDrive]

Great feedback James and glad you got it sorted in the end. 👍 Showing it all how it goes together in the beginning in the video is smart and will take that into account if I make more diy videos in the future. 👍 Some things, when you know it, you take for granted that people understand and I do my best with multiple camera angles to show as much details as I can. 😊 There is also the battle between making it entertaining for some and learning for others. See the discussion here: www.youtube.com/@LandRoverDrive/community and feel free to add your thoughts. 👍 Good that you write the details and your problems in a comment so others can read and learn. What's make this channel great and the more we share the more we can learn. Thanks again James. Best, Simon.

[@adv_addict]

What is the anti-corrosion spray that you applied inside the disc for the parking brake shoe?

[@LandRoverDrive]

Hey, it's just copper spray, I add it so it will slide better, but can collect contaminants so good to service this every year. Clean an re-apply.

[@philstoneham7442]

@LandRoverDrive I have just done the and re built the shoe assembly but the drum is too tight to fit over the shoes, Is there something that I need to do to make them smaller?

[@LandRoverDrive]

Hey, the EPB module should be set in service mode. This will release the tension on the wires that goes out to the brake shoes. If you google "bodsys brake bible" you can see a detailed reading on this whole thing. 😉

[@danielZ32]

Hi good video, thanks for up loading! I am rebuilding my neighbours handbrake on a range rover sport..the car was sabotaged and had the complete rear wheel fall off and the handbrake assembly fell out in the road, took ages to find a good diagram and the part number for the lower handbrake plate. I'm curious as to what the yellow cable tie on the lower plate is used for? the kit i have ordered comes with one included

[@LandRoverDrive]

Hey and thank you! It’s for when your mounting the plate with the spring on, to make it easier to put on as it’s gets a bit in the way when you need to pull the shoe over the plate. Just remember to cut it of afterwards. 😊

[@JD-rl8kr]

What is that pointy tool called. Is it like a 2 pronge pri bar?

[@LandRoverDrive]

Hey, If you Google car Trim tool you will get some suggestions. 👍😊 One of my most used tools in the garage. Useful in so many ways. 😊

[@JD-rl8kr]

@@LandRoverDrive thankyou. Your video was very helpful.

[@kamekame9381]

is dial cog pin direction correct? I thought the cog heads to rear in this case.

[@LandRoverDrive]

Cog pin, not sure what you mean? 🤔😁

[@kamekame9381]

@@LandRoverDrive Parking Brake Adjuster Kit - SXS500011. The adjuster gears head to rear side on my car but your video shows driver side. So which is correct/recommended direction?

[@LandRoverDrive]

@@kamekame9381 Hey, if you see my other video on removal you can see that the cog head is facing the rear as you say. Good catch! 🧐 I put it on the other way when mounting. It's doing the same thing not matter the direction it is put on but if LR has a recommended direction I don't know. This was done back in Aprli/May 2021 and still working as intended with no issues. 👍😁

[@kamekame9381]

@@LandRoverDrive Thanks for your confirmation. I have been watching more than 20 times on your channel. You helped me a lot!! Cheers, Kame

[@jamesray3920]

I watched many of your videos and I also like learning and repairing my own vehicle but for some strange reason I can't get the parking brake pads install correctly its driving me nuts and now I discovered rusty leaking brake lines easy to repair but wow , anyway I do have the haynes land rover repair book the park on parking brake that's holding me up is the flat metal with spring one side goes in easy but other end has a diffent end on that the part that confusing to me and the final adjustment

[@LandRoverDrive]

Getting the shoes in can be a bit tricky. Not sure how to explain it better than the video. 🤔

[@adv_addict]

Not sure if it matters, but looks like you put the adjuster in the other way around. The turning wheel should be on the left, not on the right. This confused me a bit when I saw how you were turning the wheel to adjust the tightness of the shoes.

[@LandRoverDrive]

Maybe the camera angle changed or I have done something strange while editing. Can’t really remember. 😅

[@adv_addict]

@@LandRoverDrive I don't think it's the camera angle. Just keep in mind that because you flipped the direction of the adjuster, in the future if you need to adjust the parking brake you should turn the wheel in the opposite direction of what the book says. E.g. by the book turning the adjuster wheel towards the center of the car wheel to push the brake shoes tighter against the brake disc, in your case you should turn the opposite way for the same purpose.

[@LandRoverDrive]

@@adv_addict Thanks, it’s noted. I usually release the top tensioner first, as prescribed, and then tighten it up the lower tensioner completely, before unwinding it again, 8 times was it 🤔, during service, so I just find the way it tightens because I done really remember the way. 😊 How often do you retighten yours? I try to do mine once a year, either during spring or autumn, when I change from winter to summer tires.

[@adv_addict]

@@LandRoverDrive It's my first time doing this actually, so I found your video very helpful. Unfortunately, this didn't fix my EPB problem. The parking brake can engage fine every time (even after pulling the manual release cable), but when I press the Parking brake button down to release it doesn't do anything (no grinding noise), if I hold the button down for several seconds then a warning "Parking Brake Fault" comes on. The fault goes away if I turn the car off and back on. There is no persistent code. Based on that symptom, I don't think my EPB module is jammed but there might be actually an electronic issue with the module... I might have to replace the whole module unit.

[@adv_addict]

Thong Nguyen Unbelievable....I played around with the parking switch for a bit and the parking brake is now working fine. Engaging and disengaging beautifully!

[@jamesray3920]

Nice video but you left out the detail on how the spring on plate with zip tie e brakes not hard to do. But its always the smallest details people leave out, I'm replacing all upper leer control arms front hubs rear hub bearing and new brake dust covers so I need take off rear e brakes pads to do bearing. But I wasn't sure how that spring goes on plate I feel you left this small detail out , besides this ready job

[@LandRoverDrive]

I think I do it in my other video, but not sure. I used the zip tie but if I remember correctly it fell off during the rebuild and I don't think I put it in the video in the end. So long ago. It's a smart tip and definitely helpful. I found the hard part was getting to the zip tie afterwards and cutting it loose. 😊

[@JUSTCHILLBYZAZA]

Smart way would’ve been if British engineers would’ve had a little bit of brain when they designed this vehicles 😂 but God did not give them that gift this whole break. System is ridiculous. I can imagine how much Mechanic they hated to work in Land Rover dealership. You have to be the dumbest person to design vehicle like that. Overall beautiful vehicles don’t get me wrong.

[@LandRoverDrive]

Hehe, yeah, something are good and nicely designed but some parts get you thinking, right. 😂 It's definitely a love and hate relationship. 😅