reb78 and willie
I do appreciate what you're saying re my comments on the quality of materials, however, the comments are based on my own experience of being responsible for design and production release of vehicle underbody components - not LR but FMC. My responsibilities at one time were the...
Yes, I'll be over there soon to thank contributors.
I have to say that this D2 braking system has been quite an eye-opener with respect to the original design layout, the quality of materials used and the necessity of almost being obliged to plug in some electronics to make sure what should be a...
Thanks to all for all the really useful info.
We've apparently got the brakes bled now, went around the wheels a couple of times and also checked the two connections to the master cyl and all the ABS connections for air.
Brakes work fine it seems. Tried several hard stops (as a few replies...
They're great. My mum had one for years, worked a treat. Don't know what happened to it. We got a modern version of the same thing but it's not a patch on mum's one.
Yes, always used to be so, however, the modern, clever-dick motors appear to give you the willies over the pedal feel - engine off: feels good, nice and solid, doesn't sink. Engine running, pedal sinks gradually and is most disconcerting. Several people have mentioned unrelated vehicle brands...
Many thanks to all for the very useful info thus far.
I've maintained all my own vehicles until recently (starting to feel it now) and being what you'd call 'old school' I have trouble accepting an hydraulic system where the actuating device doesn't stop solid. Sinking peddles - where does the...
You've got my admiration there, we struggled a bit. The pipes actually failed when about 300 miles from home, so RAC brought it back.
I can see that such a routing (on top of the LH chassis rail) protects the lines in the event of any extreme off-road use, but LR engineers could have found a...
Thats exactly how its behaving - engine off, nice hard pedal, what you'd expect. Engine running - pedal will pump up a little and then start to sink under constant pressure.
I wonder how many vehicles with similar brake hydraulics are running around the roads with similar issues?
Many thanks to all - I have to say that the last time I did any major brake overhauls (before this pocksie job) was on an '86 Bedford Midi 'Estate' and an '83 Mk 3 Escort - pre ABS days. Didn't need a computer to fix the brakes.
This current issue is after quite a bit of non-computer work (new...
"Hawkeye, Nanocom" - these are magic words I've read elsewhere and don't understand them. Are theses gizmos specific to LRs? I have seen £££££ quoted for the magic to happen.
Is it a box of tricks that gets plugged in to the ABS block?
Thanks for such a quick reply Rannsachair !!
I know there's a few Landy afficionados(?) on here so I hope I'll be able to get some genuine and sensible advice here, not like some of the forums where the know-it-alls may never have been closer to a LR than photos in son with their favourite comic.
The problem: I've been helping my son...
Many years ago, when I was working in an aerospace manufacturing company, any machined components that weren't stainless steel (and not ally or other stuff) were lanolin dipped between machining processes when there was likely to be a delay, so the parts never rusted while waiting. It worked...
My humble needs were always met by XP - yes, I know, I'm a Luddite, old codger, etc, etc.
I've had to contend with Vista (utter sh!te), 7, Office 2013 & 2016 and W10. Not to mention the poxy 365 which my wife insisted was right for her laptop and regularly frustrates her.
I bought a cleaned...
This was the place I got mine, some suppliers want silly money for postage:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SAVO-AGAINST-MILDEW-ALGAE-YEAST-REMOVAL-SAME-DAY-DISPATCH/184143416700?epid=1623221276&hash=item2adfcd8d7c:g:TicAAOSwlyBeKtJH