handbrake

[vit4x4]

hi are all handbrakes to the rear wheels on sjs rubbish, ive stripped mine oiled cables, replaced shoes, stripped & freed the adjusters adjusted them till I can barely get the drums on, and I still cant get the handbrake to hold enough to pass the dreaded mot

[twiss]

it depends which handbrake it is... what model and year is your SJ?

[vit4x4]

it was a 1995 samurai sport Spanish build hand brake to the rear wheels twiss

[ROBBIE]

My 91 Spanish Sammy had a useless handbrake. I swapped it for a t/box one

[twiss]

Its always been a problem on mine... Ive had a couple of the little ratchet arms break on mine, which just lets the brakes unwind as they see fit

Always a problem child every MOT

As robbie says put a transfer box one on and get some rear discs

[ROBBIE]

I used to get it to pass on the breaks and fail on hand break. Then adjust the shoes so they would bind a bit, go for retest of the hand break and it would pass. Go round the corner and wind the shoes back a bit

[vit4x4]

transfer brake now fitted & working the original brake is now in the scrap bin thank you for the help & advise