hand brake ideas

I sell plenty of line-lock valves to the motorsport world and they work very well BUT if this is to be for road use you must have them on a seperate hydraulic system to the footbrakes which makes it a major ( too much to be worth it ) operation. The MOT states that the parking brake should be fully independant of the braking system.... If you just want one as an extra ( very effective ) handbrake or if the MOT does not effect you then I will happily sell you one!

David LLAMA 4x4

Sorry but hydraulic handbrakes are only permitted on pre 1968 vehicles so not on a Rangie I'm afraid Unless is as an addition and not a replacement

Andy

What does the MOT say about fiddle brakes?

thanks for the pointers

will have a chat with the mot guy

he'e freindly enough got a series 2 landy so there may be some joy :o)

cheers

jon

Do you mean in addition to a foot bake or instead?

Can't find any specific mention in the book about them Unless they come under 'Hand operated brake control valves' which "applies to all vehicles with a secondary brake operating mechanism in addition or in place of the normal parking brake lever" In which case basically they must work and be in good condition So it's probably down to the testers interpretation again

Andy

Not legal for road use -- agricultural tractors have them, but you're supposed to lock the pedals together before going on the road. And they don't come under an MOT anyway.

Nothing, AFAICS. Tiggrr passed with 'em fitted, and given the length of the levers they are bloody obvious. Theye weren't even tested, so "if it's fitted it must work" doesn't apply. I couldn't see any reference to them in the tester's manual when I was getting the trialler road legal, so I guess the rules that apply to the plastic hippo on the roof apply to fiddles too. Not in the scope of the legislation. ;-)

the MOT states that you cannot have a hydraulic handbrake at all, whether or not it is a separate system.

How about a small self-adjusting mechanically operated disc brake in place of the handbrake drum? small diameter disc in where the drum usually is, with a caliper to the side. it'd be lighter, unlikely to get clobbered when offroading and easier to service. Dunno if anyone makes 'em, just an idea...

Tom

On or around Sat, 3 Jul 2004 16:20:59 +0100, "Tom Gilmour" enlightened us thusly:

If you clobber the handbrake when off-roading, you're doing something extra-specially esoteric, it's up in between the chassis rails.