Which bit would fail first if a 200 ser Discovery was driven hard in first against a jammed on hard handbrake? Opinions please or better still any actual experiences?
Ta - OM
Which bit would fail first if a 200 ser Discovery was driven hard in first against a jammed on hard handbrake? Opinions please or better still any actual experiences?
Ta - OM
Oh dear,
Propshaft - you are talking £500 worth of damage. It will have ripped it out. I have done it.
On or around Tue, 07 Dec 2004 02:13:46 GMT, "Andrew Renshaw" enlightened us thusly:
not likely, really, seeing as the handbrake drum is on the back end of the gearbox. On a well-used LT77 I'd expect the gearbox output splines to be the weak spot :-)
depends, I suppose, whether you're talking about staring with the vehicle at rest or with it already in motion.
hauling the handbrake on hard when in motion tends to do half-shafts on older LRs, from what I've heard, or possibly propshafts.
I'd vote for the handbrake back plate ripping off....
Richard
On or around Tue, 7 Dec 2004 11:32:24 +0000 (UTC), beamendsltd enlightened us thusly:
anyone got a sacrificial motor so we can try it?
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