Handbrake wear

[WhiteD3]

Can someone please explain to me how the pads in the handbrake can be worn? My D3 has done 96k but I've never applied the brake when the vehicle is moving.

I would have thought (he says in complete ignorance) that there'd be no wear on the pads, although I can understand that the drive mechanism may wear over time.

[CaverD3]

Unless the EPB has been out of adjustment and slightly on all the time?

[Graeme]

Dirt/mud wears the shoes even though the brakes are not applied.

[WhiteD3]

Dirt/mud wears the shoes even though the brakes are not applied.

There's been plenty of that!

[Peter]

FYI - I had my pads and rotors replaced late last year cause they were end of life 100,000km+ and noted by FWD Motors was excessive wear of the rotor bits where the EPB shoes rub. Didn’t matter much cause they were getting replaced.

This ties in with your experience as the implication was that the previous servicing agent was adjusting the brake shoes too tight.

[drivesafe]

Hi folks, do you guys disengage the park brake before moving off or do you just drive off and let it release automatically?

[WhiteD3]

Hi folks, do you guys disengage the park brake before moving off or do you just drive off and let it release automatically?

Always disengage first.

[CaverD3]

Just give a trottle blip before taking off.

[stig0000]

if u pull the hand brake wile moving it puts the ABS on anyway, not the hand brake, they ware with the dust, and need to be adjusted every 24k ish,,

[ADMIRAL]

Hi folks, do you guys disengage the park brake before moving off or do you just drive off and let it release automatically?
We have always applied and disengaged the handbrake manually.

[Graeme]

I only use the EPB for special reasons and then usually just drive away. The brake releases prior to moving (if it didn't then it wouldn't be any good) so it doesn't cause any wear and saves the switch contacts.

[tunnelthug]

I remember reading in Overlander magazine - they had a series about a couple of Greeks whoo drove around the world in a D3 - that the EPB was particularly susceptible to dust ingress. I can't remember whether the EPB jammed or wouldn't engage as a result of this, but from what I remeber it was a relatively straightforward fix in the field so to speak - I would be very interested to learn how they did it....

[Mully]

Keen to hear about their EPB fix... my D3 has started the LOUD groan on occassional stoppage of said vehicle in the driveway etc... local LR gurus tell me that is the beginning of the end for it and it's a $1300 fix up.
Now that along with the serious auto service issues and the front end rebuild reqd amongst other stuff and the old D2 300TDi is starting to look pretty good again... but dang if the D3 isn't a beast!

Cheers.

[d3viate]

the EPB was particularly susceptible to dust ingress. I can't remember whether the EPB jammed or wouldn't engage as a result of this, but from what I remeber it was a relatively straightforward fix in the field so to speak - I would be very interested to learn how they did it....
I have done a lot of gravel since new and after having the EPB put the vehicle into limp mode and lower in middle of nowhere with no fault as such displayed on the dash, my car lowered because the electronics thought the shoes were out of adjustment ! (caused from the red dust collected in there). The Service Manager recommended getting an air nozzle in there to blow out the dust regular to prevent it happening again. I have not had the fault again after doing this as he said. Don't do it inside your clean shed, it does collect a lot.

[Duck's Guts]

The Service Manager recommended getting an air nozzle in there to blow out the dust regular to prevent it happening again. I have not had the fault again after doing this as he said.

Any chance of a description or a photo of exactly where to inject the compressed air?