Disco SII brake rotor replacement

[DaveG]

G'day all. A mate recently took his Disco in for a 60k service and was told all for rotors needed replacing! :x He was told this was not unusual and was just normal wear and tear. 60k seems a short amount of kms to be replacing rotors. Has anybody had similar experiences?
Many thanks -Dave

[Pedro_The_Swift]

So, Landrover are telling him he has to replace rotors EVERY 60k 8O 8O
What year model?
hmmm, I wouldnt think that was normal in a Landrover, a late commodore yes.

anyone know the minimum disc size on a Disco??

This might be worth asking in the "other" forum.
Dont tell BB or incisor I said that!!

[DaveG]

He went to a Land Rover specialist in Melbourne, not a LR dealer. Yeah I posted the question on the Aus Rangie & Disco forum and responses so far indicate that a rotor change so early on isn't unusual :!: I'm glad my old Rangie doesn't chew through the parts that fast style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

[landrovermick]

Hmm sounds interesting, I would certainly be considering the purchase of a set of Calipers so i can measure the thickness of the rotor.

I do know that "Metal" pad wear rotors very quickly, and any pad will do terrible things to a rotor should they go metal to metal.

I have mixed feelings about rotors especially in relation to machining. Some automotive repairers deem it necessary to machine disks at every pad change, - i would seek guidance in relation to this , but an old mechaninc once told me that unless a rotor was badly scored there was no need to machine it - as a pad will "fit" into a worn rotor very quickly.

From my experience I rarely machine rotors - (On my own car) except when i start to get a "throb" type of feeling through the vehicle and or pedal when under brakes.

Thats my thoughts - BUT i would certainly be asking the repairer to tell you what the minimum thickness as opposed to the current thickness. If you have above minimum before machining and there is no obvious reason why the rotors should be machined (Not warped / scored ) I would consider asking for a "pads only change" or more to the point if its pads only think about doing it yourself this time - save the doleros and get the whole lot proffessionaly done (Rotors and pads) next time when they probably will be due for change for undersize....

WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT BRAKES ARE A NO COMPROMISE AREA , SO BE SURE IN THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE. my comments are my thoughts only and like i said I would be guided by anyone who knows better......hows that for a disclaimer!!!!

[Phoenix]

I agree with that, I am also of the opinion that brakes are NOT an area for compromise.

If you aren't sure, get someone to do it who is sure.

Brakes is one area that I will get the mechanic to do without having a bash at it myself.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

gee's ,, A one armed paper hanger could put pads in a disco,, :roll:
no joke, after the thing is jacked up and the wheel off,,
2 minutes. 8)
next wheel please. :arrow:

[lewy110]

The early wear could be because of the traction control if he uses the vehicle off road a lot. When my dad had a s11 disco, and I could talk him in to taking it offroad, The traction control seemed to be working an awful lot of the time.

[Narangga]

gee's ,, A one armed paper hanger could put pads in a disco,, :roll:
no joke, after the thing is jacked up and the wheel off,,
2 minutes. 8)
next wheel please. :arrow:

I know I have 2 arms and don't know how to hang paper BUT...

I get to 1 1/2 minutes into Pedro's explaination and get to point 4 on Repair page 70-33 of RAVE:

4. Remove brake disc from flange.

and it will not budge! :mad:

Suggestions please.

[dmdigital]

Use a bigger persuader;)

[Narangga]

Use a bigger persuader;)

How hard?

[Narangga]

I know I have 2 arms and don't know how to hang paper BUT...

I get to 1 1/2 minutes into Pedro's explaination and get to point 4 on Repair page 70-33 of RAVE:

4. Remove brake disc from flange.

and it will not budge! :mad:

Suggestions please.

Anyone? :(

[Catmatt]

Just finished cleaning up after replacing 2 rear rotors and pads on my TD5. The rotors were both under minimum and lasted 80K.
The only 'hard' part of the job was that it is bloody freezing down here in Canberra and it's so easy to remove chunks of skin off knuckles when you have cold hands :eek:

Seriously though, unless you are fully confident with your mechanical skills - leave brake maintenance to the experts or qualified mechanics -

That said - replacing rotors and pads isn't too hard with good tools and a set of pad-spreaders. I had some difficulty with tough nuts/bolts but my breaker bar sorted that out (No it's not a length of water pipe ;))

I also use either a wood mallet or 'soft' impact hammer to persuade/tap the discs off. Try not to use a steel hammer....use a piece of 4X2 and hit the wood with a steel hammer if you have nothing else and don't be shy with the effort!

Jacked the rear off the ground, stands in, replaced rotors & pads, bled the brakes to make sure no air in the system and road test took just under 4 hours. Would have been quicker but honestly, it's so cold in my downstairs garage I stopped for numerous tea-breaks!!!

All up the job cost $178 for the rotors and $119 for H/D pads (Retail)