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EPB and off-roading
Yes, by now I am well aware of the crappy EPB and the perils of venturing into muddy water and gloop in a D3 but some of us never learn
Anyway, has anyone found a way of stopping the EPB screamers when you use a D3 off-road? I am going to try and not use it at all when I'm off roading and just park up in gear in low range if need be. However, afterwards and once back on terrafirma is it a case of having to strip down and clean up the internals every time or can you get a power wash jet in without removing the disc to dislodge the crud that will have collected???
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8th Sep 2011 9:37 am
DiscoDunc
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take the wheel off and remove the plastic plug from the disc that covers the hole to adjust the EPB - stick hose pipe in and give it a good wash.
its not as good as tripping it down but a lot better than not doing anything at all Duncan
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The ammount you do Andy, I'd say you need to do Duncan's tip each weekend. Bodsys Brake Bible
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8th Sep 2011 10:11 am
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dude my EPB has not been even that messy after last Romanian excursion which included loads of mud on daily basis
I did as Bodsy says flush it all out with the hose no issues at all
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8th Sep 2011 10:15 am
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Thanks for the tip, hopefully by not applying it when it's in the mud and then hosing out it, it should last a bit longer than normal.
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8th Sep 2011 10:25 am
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so far it has not failed so I guess as long as you take care of it now and than it should last long time
8th Sep 2011 10:27 am
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I recently had a conversation about this and apparently if you are in low range the EPB actuator(or whatever it is called)applies a stronger force than when in hi range.so if squeeling occurs when off road you would change the ratio and then apply EPB.
Not sure if this is correct or not as i have not had the squeeler happen to me to test the theory.
Thoughts?
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8th Sep 2011 10:30 am
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8th Sep 2011 12:46 pm
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Have to say I use mine all the time when I'm off road and I've not had a problem to date (watch that change now....) but I do clean and adjust it regularly using the notes in Bodsy's Brake Bible.
I always think things are better used little but often rather than left to seize up.
Having an auto I'm not a fan of using 'P' to hold the car because of the unnecessary extra force on the pin.I see no ships........
8th Sep 2011 1:09 pm
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I've never had mine fail while off roading, or even shortly afterwards. It's generally failed under normal driving or months afterwards. Last time was in Austria, about 3 months after I had last been off road. Not sure if they were related or not though.
Every time my car goes in servicing or repairs now (which is quite often ) I get them to strip and clean the EPB just incase.2014 D4 XS
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loads of mud on daily basis
) I get them to strip and clean the EPB just incase.
