Land Rover Repair: 96 Disco Handbrake tension adjustment, road wheels, tension adjustment

Question
1996 L/Rover 110 Tdi
How do I tention the handbrake?

Answer
Hi Dave,

Here's the LR text for this task:

Parking brake adjust
1. Select a gear or ’P’ in main gearbox.
2. Chock road wheels.
3. Release parkbrake lever.
4. Remove switch panel from centre console.
5. Underneath vehicle, rotate brake adjuster clockwise until brake shoes are fully expanded against drum.
6. Back off adjuster until drum is free to rotate.
7. Rotate adjustment thumbwheel below parkbrake lever until parking brake is fully operational on third notch of ratchet.

NOTE: Cable adjustment must ONLY be used for initial setting and to compensate for cable stretch. It MUST NOT be used to take up brake shoe wear, which MUST be adjusted
at brake drum.

8. Operate parking brake to settle shoes. Recheck parkbrake is fully operational on third notch of ratchet. Readjust if necessary.
9. Refit switch panel.

Regards,

JohnMc