Disco 1 rear brake pads

Mine doesnt have them either. 1996 300TDI basic model.

fair enough!

i guess mine doesn't have them, then!

odd though... previous years had them, later years had them, RRC had them, but the few Disco models in between didn't! I wonder why??

Because it was Rover Group?

Or because it was Rover Group?

It'll be one or the other, definitely.

nick2303 said:

oh no... not another never ending thread....

save time take it to garage, get them to do brakes and ask to look at the box the new pads came in, ffs!!!

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"another never ending thread"... Yup looks that way 5 pages so far... it's amazing just for rear brake pads haven't these posters got any thing better to do?... it' a disgrace... it shouldn't be allowed

job done!

unbelievably easy to be honest.

Wire brush and screwdriver to clean it all, split pins out, spring clips out, one pad out, caliper cleaned & squeezed in, copper grease to back of new pad and pad in, other pad out, caliper cleaned and squeezed in, copper grease to back of other new pad and pad in, spring clips back on, split pins back in and bent over, engine started and brake pedal pressed several times before going on a successful test drive!

I noticed some slight "pulsing" through the brake pedal after i'd driven a mile or two, but after 3 or 4 miles or so it went away. actually, it went away after I did a long brake from 65 to zero at a roundabout.

As for the old pads... they weren't low at all. they were non existant! One pad had 3mm or so left, but the others all had less than 1mm. Two of them were actually down to the metal on the inside edge! The discs looks OK though... they were lightly scored, but had plenty of metal left on them, and the surface was smooth.

Also, given that the new pads went in nice and easy, but with no play in them it suggests that the disc wasn't thinner than it should be.

So anyway, we'll see how it goes!

£110 from a garage, £20 having done it myself! Well... a little more because I had to buy some grease, but we'll ignore that.

Oh, and I took a couple of pics and a time lapse video! I'm sad, I know. It's kinda interesting to me though, all this. I'll upload the stuff soon.

Thanks again for the help, people!

awesome!

The video's online!!

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDZvsUbCL5Q"]YouTube - Changing Land Rover Rear Brake Pads[/nomedia]

Enjoy!

So, as well as my video ( YouTube - Changing Land Rover Rear Brake Pads ), here's a couple of photos...











More pics here: Land Rover Maintenance | Richard Hobbs

well thats a minute and 44 seconds of my life i'm never gonna get back!!!!

indeed it's dull, but useful to anyone who wants a time lapse video of changing a rear brake pad!!

I grease the pins before putting back to try and slow down the corrosion and let the pad clips slide a bit easier

I think it's a good vid mate

Seems like you're a dab hand with the spanners now

Good point about greasing the pins... copper grease, I presume!

Might redo that part just to regrease then, given how quick it is!

And as for being a dab hand with the spanners, I've always been a relatively practical person anyway, just not with mechanics!!

How long can this go on, and how much attention can such a simple job command......

This could go on for ever,wait till he finds out that his motor has disc brakes on the front.cheers elt.

fishsponge said:

Good point about greasing the pins... copper grease, I presume!

Might redo that part just to regrease then, given how quick it is!

And as for being a dab hand with the spanners, I've always been a relatively practical person anyway, just not with mechanics!!

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But not a torque wrench for those alloy wheel nuts, where is it? to be correct you should have used one.

i know, but I don't have a socket that fits the wheel nuts, so standard issue wheel wrench + foot it is!

Big Stu 12 said:

How long can this go on, and how much attention can such a simple job command......

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But it's go to be a bit more interesting than the thread 'Which sealant?' other than one on changing wiper blades

discool said:

But it's go to be a bit more interesting than the thread 'Which sealant?' which must be one of the simplest of jobs other than changing wiper blades

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Its surprising how many peeps have trouble changing wiper blades tho .

discool said:

But it's go to be a bit more interesting than the thread 'Which sealant?'

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so i'm not the only one then

and yes - i've done the wiper blades myself, and the headlights, and the intercooler flush, and the EGR valve removal, and the penny trick, and the window ECU soldering.

So i'm not tooooooo stupid. just learning slowly and very paranoid