rear brake fitting

disco 1 1998.i need to change rear brake pads,but never done it before any pointers most welcome.looking for pads and noticed some have a sensor.does the 98 disco 1 have them as i dont want to get the wrong one.also i saw a brake fitting kit for three quid,do i have to buy this as well.thanks. i done brakes on my van before but not on the landy.cant see there being much difference but just want to make sure as the family use the landy.thanks again

brakes come with new clips and electrical leads, just pull the pins out and the pads slide out, takes about a minuite to swap pads over

*this is on my 200, the later models have a slightly different system but i believe its just as easy*

Havent done the back ones on mine yet, but i assume there the same as the front. Dead easy to do, take the split pins out of the back of the rods going through the pads, take pads out, i then unscrew the lid on the brake fluid resevoir in the engine, push the 2 pistons back in the caliper then put in the new pads, push the 2 pins through and put the split pins back in, get in the landy start it up and pump the brakes.

Archie

Archies said:

Havent done the back ones on mine yet, but i assume there the same as the front. Dead easy to do, take the split pins out of the back of the rods going through the pads, take pads out, i then unscrew the lid on the brake fluid resevoir in the engine, push the 2 pistons back in the caliper then put in the new pads, push the 2 pins through and put the split pins back in, get in the landy start it up and pump the brakes.

Archie

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As above. If your new pads aren't chamfered then it is worthwhile doing it to help stop em squealing. A lick of copper grease on the pins and on the back of the pads will also help. I tend to fit a new fitting kit every other set of pads I replace.

Make sure the pistons move in and out freely as the rears tend to seize. If one of the old pads is much thinner than the other ten the piston on the thicker pad side may be sticking or the pads can sometimes rust and stick in the caliper housing.

Use a can of break cleaner around the pistons and clean them before pushing them back in.

thank you to all who replied great help.

I changed the rears last summer on my 3.9 but i cant fathom out to this day how/where the fitting kit fits, they your seem to push the sad down onto the hub/center of the disc.

bushwwacker said:

I changed the rears last summer on my 3.9 but i cant fathom out to this day how/where the fitting kit fits, they your seem to push the sad down onto the hub/center of the disc.

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if the pads are pushing into the hub then you calipers are worn and need replacing before they wear into the hub and that needs replacing aswell

"they your seem to push the sad down onto the hub/center"
I hope this means that a 'fitting kit' retains the pads within the caliper.

Changed pads , discs , pistons and seals in my sisters 98 300 Tdi last Saturday .
I got the pads with the sensor wire - the Disco didn't have sensor so just clipped the wire off .
It's important to clean the pistons as well as you can before pushing them back in the caliper - if the pistons are rough/rusty they can damage the seals if forced back .
The few Discos I've done I always replaced the pistons and seals as the pistons were usually pitted ; but you may be lucky .
Also when pushing pistons back I clamp the flexible pipe with a brake hose clamp and open the bleed screw to allow the fluid out . Back pressure can sometimes turn seals in the master cylinder - another problem you can do without .

Discool, sorry for delay, the floating about doing nothing discernable kit only seems to push the pads onto the centre section of the disc that covers the wheel bearing. Couldn t find box means of holding the pads onto the fitting lit and the pads into the caliper.