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  • Prado 150 Handbrake cable adjustment

    Hi Pradopointers,
    I’m a ‘cruiser owner since about 1976.
    With the Prado 150 I now have excessive travel (10-11 clicks) on the handbrake.

    I have adjusted the brake shoes at the wheel but his has had little effect on travel. Pad to drum feel is good - no scraping to indicate wear.

    Can it be brake cable stretch?

    If so how is brake cable length adjusted? This was obvious on the 90 and 120 series Prado’s (also the 40 and 70 series LCs) but the 150 has me baffled.


    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  • #2
    Hi

    Get used to it as this is a design fault, I get mine adjusted every service and it lasts about 1 week before it goes slack again. I have brought this up numerous times and they don't seem to be able to offer a permanant solution. Also they try and charge $60.00 plus GST as the centre console has to come out to do the adjustment, I just mention "fit for purpose" and the Fair Trading Office and it gets done for free.

    See ya on the tracks, Richo.
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    • #3
      You get a whole week?
      My 150 build - http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread.php?27423-A-Random-approach-to-a-Bluestorm-150-GXL-D4D-automatic

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      • #4
        Can/has anyone describe/d how to remove the centre console to make this adjustment.

        I am aware of Brains' excellence description of the top part centre console removal in post:
        http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...l=1#post311563

        but how do we get from there to:
        http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...ghlight=brains

        and finally to the cable tension adjuster?

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        • #5
          http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...l=1#post470569

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          • #6
            Thank you Andrew, this looks as if it will be a great help.

            Thanks also to 'kingpin' for his post:

            http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...l=1#post470569

            Congratulations to Richo for having the front to do what we are supposed to do with our fair trading laws.

            The handbrake on the 90 series was in regular need of adjustment, the 120 more frequently, and the 150 it would appear even more frequently.

            I recently went out to buy a RAV4 but could not strike the deal I thought reasonable. On the way home I test drove a Suzuki, a more convenient size for a 4x4 shopping trolley, it seemed quieter, and had a handbrake that, if 'on' held the vehicle ... was it this that sealed the deal?

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            • #7
              great post as i was a little concerned with my late '13 150 at its first 10k service having to ask the handbrake to be adjusted only for it to feel sloppy again a few weeks later. It's parked on a hilly street most nights and i've started to leave it in second with the front wheels turned in as i just don't trust the hand anchor now.

              should have got an auto, hey guys?!!

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              • #8
                For those with the handbrake adjustment not lasting, is it the nut coming loose? Can you add another nut behind it to lock the 2 together?

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