Freelander 1 Rear Drums strip and rebuild

Jimbo70 · Mar 20, 2023

Drums are looking good. Hardly any ridge on edge. Shoes have approx 4 to 5 mm lining left . Cylinders looked dry however are very wet under piston outer seal. Will order two new cylinders. The brake pipes are pretty bad .New flexis required. Big problem is the long rigid pipes clipped to the chassis ,leading to the flexis are very rusty just by the joint and need replacing. Is it possible to repair the pipe with some kunifer pipe and a straight coupling using a pipe flare kit.?
Also the handbrake cables are very uneven in length and the equalising bar is at 45 degrees . Ok or new cable?
Any suggestions appreciated.

Jimbo70 · Mar 20, 2023

Also my eezibleed kit doesn’t have a cap to fit the reservoir. (Quarter turn bayonet). Seen new vacuum pump bleed kits for £15 .

J_D · Mar 20, 2023

Jimbo70 said:
Also my eezibleed kit doesn’t have a cap to fit the reservoir. (Quarter turn bayonet). Seen new vacuum pump bleed kits for £15 .

Or theres an ezibleed with a one way valve, sold in halfords I know for sure, useful for the clutch too.
To join you'll obviously need to get a flare on the original pipe that might be harder the the kunifer. It may end up being easier to replace the whole length. There's a very good write up on here regarding unions and flares, andyfreelandys write up https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/brake-pipe-flares-share-of-knowledge.347073/

GrumpyGel · Mar 21, 2023

My one-man-bleed-kit doesn't involve the reservoir.

It fits to the bleed nipple, has a 1 way valve and a bottle to catch the fluid.

Means to have to keep topping up the reservoir, but its simple, cheap and easy-as. Works well.

Jimbo70 · Mar 21, 2023

Thanks for the link. Just what I needed.

andyfreelandy · Mar 21, 2023

Pure genius !!

Jimbo70 · Mar 21, 2023

Been looking for the normex with both sets of formers. Now 60 odd euros.

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