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All discs corrode. I suspect the dealer was at fault not LR!
Burdekin
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Not being driven is the rust killer for rear discs especially as most breaking is done with the fronts as well.
aguycalledsteve
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Is that on a Disco 2? Mine does exactly the same as the picture, it only seems to use the top inch or so of the disc for braking.
I had a Freelander 2 on lease for a while. I was quite prepared to hate it. Not a real LandRover etc etc - BUT - in snow or ice and on very wet roads it was the most sure footed vehicle I have ever driven.
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well that will include the two cv's
But at 6k I wouldnt think it was cv's either, TBH.
bet it was a bent sht shield, he found it after D+P's and he doesnt want to be seen as a DH.
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Not seen much breaking on the front actually
but that maybe coz the front brakes work harder.
landrovers dont use rear load sensing valves they use brake limiting valves, especially on older ones with no abs, that is one of the problems as the rear brakes hardly get to work because of the limiting valve reducing the rear pressure to nearly zero !and it makes them dangerous when loaded or towing as front lock up occurs, on greasy roads. As mine is loaded all the time I removed the limiting valve to get full braking on the rear, that has transformed the brakes and it is MUCH safer
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Yeah, I was surprised by the contact patch but the discs are the same size as the fronts and most cars they are smaller on the rear
aguycalledsteve
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Phew! I was beginning to think it was another job to add to the ever growing list of stuff to fix.
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I’m down to only loosing 3 different fluids now, can barely tell where it’s been parked
aguycalledsteve
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Only three? Think yourself lucky and keep quiet. Leaks are like BeetleJuice on these things. Mention them several times and they appear from nowhere.
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Fix the leaks and they seldom go wrong, its when they leak and no one is topping things up they fail. On the older disco1/rr/landy 90/110 axles I have always shoved a greasegun cartridge full of grease into the swivel housings and then topped them up with oil, groil never leaks out and water/crap cant get in. Not that you shuld need to but just another simple trick to keeping an older landy running.
Bob
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3 different fluids, not sure how many leaks tho
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We all get like that when we get olderits a little bit wet around the transfer box area, but i can live with that
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Sounds like a typical fitter with a bad case of cognitive dissonance, just gone on a changing spree at the manufacturers expense after having convinced himself of the problem. It was probably a small stone stuck in the caliper
Bob
Bet I am not the only one to google cognitive dissonance.......ha,thats great, just have to write it down so I can remember it
That looks like a poor design, the brake pad should wipe the entire area that the cross-drilled holes and grooves cover so either the brake pads are too small or the disc has been spec'd wrong.
