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    Massive brake travel on new brakes

    The car is in pretty good shape, and will only be used at weekends, but it needs to be safe. I will take the front wheels off in the morning and check the conditiion of the pads/pistons and carriers etc, but will definately need to bleed the whole system. With just the rears having been changed...
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    Massive brake travel on new brakes

    Front and rears! It got dark this evening and so I gave up and didnt get round to the fronts. I guess I will need to do it first thing. Having looked at the front brakes, they do work, but dont look as if they have had much TLC in the past, they look really cruddy and rusty. The bleed nipple...
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    Massive brake travel on new brakes

    Hi,can anyone help. baught a TD5 a couple of weeks ago, in pretty good condition but rear brakes completely shot , totally seized and had to virtually cut every brake component off with a grinder. Now have brand new Discs, pads Carriers and Pistons etc fitted to both sides, rear only. I have...
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    Rockhopper has just joined Landyzone

    Hi, Rockhopper here up in York. 1st time with an old landRover. Just bought a 1999 Discovery 2 TD5. Just for towing and a bit of off roading. Everything seems tickety boo at present, but who knows! Need to give it a full service plus pads and discs, no previous service service history, but all...