Disco 1 Failed mot

So I put my new disco in for its mot and it failed. Nothing major but a long list.
Just want advice on what to do.

Couple of bulbs out which I'll replace.

Brake pipes are corroded but I've looked and they aren't bad at all... Shall I just clean them up and smother them with some oil? Can he fail them if I do that as he has already seen them!?

Brake pads - I'll replace them

Parking brake... It's not sufficient. I have adjusted it on the drum and it comes on with 3 clicks as per instruction but still failed. Does it just need adjusting at the handbrake lever or are new shoes required?

Welding... Failed on a hole in the wheel arch right near the sill. Within 30cm of body mount. Just a patch?

Failed on the bit of metal under the rear bumper. Not structural at all but again is within 30cm of all 3 body mounts on the rear.

The mot chap said its an excellent example of a discovery just the body has been neglected. He also said it's not worth welding in new panels etc as a patch will suffice and putting new panels on can open up a can of worms and can cost serious money...

HOW did he test the brakes ??

No idea I guess on a rolling road? Is that not correct?

Patch is fine and hes right you could open up a serious tin of worms if you dig deeper, if you clean the pipes and theres no pitting then they will be okay, but they arent hard to do so long as the fittings come undone.
Park brake has to be pretty poor to fail, good tip is when driving to the test station on a nice smooth stretch of road lightly apply the handbrake to warm the shoes up and burn off any snot, this was the only way my series used to get through the mot.

James Rogers said:

No idea I guess on a rolling road? Is that not correct?

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Tapley tester is the usual way on old landrovers not as effective as the rollers but they cant brake any gearbox parts that way.

Get a quote for the welding, shouldn't be too much for a couple of patches. I would replace the brake pipe rather than clean it, if it's corroded, cleaning it will make the pipe thinner, the rest is easy. You might be able to improve the handbrake by scuffing up the surface of the shoe with a rough file.

Col

Yeah, whip the Hb drum off and inspect.
You may have oil contamination on the linings from a weeping seal.
I would change the brake pipes, buy the gear and make them yourself, do a search on here for a good brake pipe flare tool for £35 ish.
You will need new pipes elsewhere on the truck at future Mots for sure.
It's one of those tools that pays for itself after the 1st or 2nd job.
You'll never be stranded on a bank holiday with a knackered pipe again or forced to walk a 4 mile round trip to a garage to get them to knock you one up for £26

James Rogers said:

No idea I guess on a rolling road? Is that not correct?

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A "rolling road" tests the engine output performance at the wheels only.
Perhaps you mean a 'double roller brake tester' which can be used on any modern vehicle unless it has a limited slip differential.

If the hand brake holds the a two ton+ disco on a hill, there can't be much wrong and if not it's something you would have noticed, correct?

Magicgrotto said:

HOW did he test the brakes ??

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+1 - OP - you NEED to know the answer to this - Have a read of the Ashcroft transmissions site - your centre diff can be fried in short order by using a "normal" MOT brake tester ( single axle rollers in the floor ). IMHO, if you just dropped your "car" off for an MOT, and came back later, you are asking for trouble. Find an MOT station which knows about LR's - and specifically permanent 4 wheel drive ones....

James Rogers said:

No idea I guess on a rolling road? Is that not correct?

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a four wheel "rolling road" - I.E. TWIN axle brake tester is acceptable - but they are very very few and far between IME. As mentioned above, the proper way involves a tapley meter - which IME requires two people - one driving, one reading the tapley.

I will enquire but this chap is well into his disco 1s so I'd assume he knows what he's doing. And he knows everything there is to know about everything. I know him reasonably well. But I will enquire none the less...

James Rogers said:

I will enquire but this chap is well into his disco 1s so I'd assume he knows what he's doing. And he knows everything there is to know about everything. I know him reasonably well. But I will enquire none the less...

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Cool - that is reassuring - I hope it pans out!. I was fortunate to have an MOT guy with extensive knowledge of LR's - Sadly he had a massive stroke and passed away .

Can only imagine running a busy garage is sooo stressful. I get stressed maintaining 7 coaches but I don't have any customers to answer to!!!