Screeching rear wheel

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mairead mc lean

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I have a Range Rover Sport HSE Disel 2013. The drivers side rear wheel has caused me on going problems.... from giving off a burning smell.... heating up.... causing shuddering when driving.... now screeching when it has been driven for a number of miles.... this rear wheal's brake pads are worn out at a rapid rate....most recently lasting approx 8 weeks! pads changed three times last year . discs too and calliper too.... still screeching! advice needed!!?!
 
Fulk me your quick on the draw, slow down and you may avoid quoting yourself..;).
TBH, any garage scratching their head on this need their bollocks kicked.
If handbrake operates on caliper rather than internal shoes then it's possibly handbrake cable, unlikely but possible.

2013 MY, out of warranty I gather.
 
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Fulk me your quick on the draw, slow down and you may avoid quoting yourself..;).
TBH, any garage scratching their head on this need their bollocks kicked.
If handbrake operates on caliper rather than internal shoes then it's possibly handbrake cable, unlikely but possible.

2013 MY, out of warranty I gather.
yes out of warranty
 
A friend of mine with a Japanese car has the exact same problem. I told him last year (the car is used very little) to either change the flexi or check the caliper.

I have had a Vectra in where the rear pads were metal on one side, allowing the piston to come out squint. This allowed the seal to twist and allow the ingress of dirt and jam the piston, preventing it from retracting enough to free off.... Some "mechanic" had simply forced it back and inserted the new pads which lasted less than a month.

Anyway, I removed the caliper, after first having used my breaker bar between the seat & brake pedal to keep the pedal down (for the uninitiated, it allows you to undo brake lines & not lose any fluid as the valve on the master cylinder has moved, stopping the resevoir draining).

I then stripped the caliper, cleaned the grot out of the seal seating and lubed it all with clean brake fluid before re-building. No more sticking and a very happy bunny.

Anyway, I would concur with the posts about the flexi. They normally consist of a rubber hose, over which a woven metal cover is placed over which another outer rubber coating. What can happen, when they get a bit older and less flexible, they tend to crack. This allows moisture to penetrate to the woven metal cover and it starts to rust. The whole lot hardens over time, so when Micky Mechanic comes along and plops his vise grips to prevent the brake fluid leaking out (because he doesn't know the brake pedal trick) the less than flexi flexi gets squashed, but can't get back to it's original shape. Fluid is forced under considerable pressure along a narrow hose and it can even start breaking up the lining of the inner hose. This is mostly what causes problems such as yours.

So, a new 25 quid hose should sort you out. Unless you fancy fitting braided racing jobs for even more expense.
 
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