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Persongaz55
11/11/2008 at 8:28pm
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Hi ! could anyone please give me a brief explanation of the 2 settings for the handbrake on the pathfinder. when i picked it up the seller explained it to me but to be honest i was not really concentrating on what he was saying but it was something about it only moving 1 way when the handbrake was put half way. thanks



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Personjohnjory
11/11/2008 at 9:03pm
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Not sure if this is what you mean, but here goes:

Your brakes are called 'overrun brakes', which means that they are brought on when the car brakes and the trailer presses into the tow car. Of course the same thing happens when you reverse the trailer,(i.e. the trailer presses into the car) so the braking system is cleverly designed to only work when going forward.

How this effects the hand brake is that when applied in the 'going forward' position of the mechanism, when correctly adjusted, you hand brake lever should only need 2-4 clicks of the rachet, but you will still be able to push the trailer backwards! When the hand brake is applied when the mechanism is in the 'going backwards' position, the handbrake lever will come right up into an almost vertical position and the trailer is secure both forward and back.

Hope this helps.

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Persongaz55
12/11/2008 at 7:46pm
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thanks johnjory, very well explained. do you know if there is any benefit to this 2 position handbrake when manouvering the unit by hand or is it just a result of the auto brakes. from your explanation am i right in thinking that when in the forward position you could push the fc from the rear up a slope knowing that when you stop pushing, the fc will not roll back towards you ??

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Quote: Originally posted by gaz55 on 12/11/2008..... am i right in thinking that when in the forward position you could push the fc from the rear up a slope knowing that when you stop pushing, the fc will not roll back towards you ??

I think you have it the wrong way round. You could push your camper backwards up a slope with the hand brake on (it will be binding a bit though) and it will not roll forwards. A benefit in a situation that I had never considered.

May I respectfully suggest not thinking about it any deeper as long as your braking system is working fine. Except to say that I do not leave my van parked for long periods with the brakes on. I prefer have it securely chocked, this prevents the brakes from sticking on due to formation of rust on the inside of the drums.



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PersonJan P
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When you unhitch put the handbrake in the first position you can then push it back from the car with no worry about it running forward onto the car and push it backwards to the pitch. Once in place pull the handbrake up to its highest place and it can not run back or forward. Sometimes if you have reversed really well (Not in his case) you need to rock the camper to be able to get the handbrake properly on.

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I was interested in this thread as we weren't sure our handbrake was working. Johnjory's explanation sort of explains it but we are not sure.

We had our camper serviced new brake shoes etc when we bought the van as there were obvious issues with brakes, that was all done and working well.

When we park up at home, and coincidently since on site, we have always been in the position of the camper needing to go backwards when parked up. We chock the wheels for safety but obviously have to take chocks out a bit to allow van to reverse, (not been able to reverse in place on car due to positioning) we find this nerve racking as even on a slight slope the weight of the van makes it difficult to control.

Does the explanation mean that once the van is free moving backwards that the handbrake should then work if applied? Is there something particular you need to do to apply it correctly, at the time when this is happening we just seem to feel panic and this doesn't allow for proper thought!!

We would appreciate some help, we are not mechanically/technically minded or good at fixing such issues.


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hi what brakes dose my 2004 pullman have knott or alko and is it a diy job if you are mechanicly minded

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After a handbrake for a pennine sterling any ideas. Not the cable



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