Disc Machining

[chev28]

What should I pay to get the 2 front discs on a Series 1 Discovery machined?

Cheers

Adam

[chazza]

Last time I had it done (about ten years ago) it was $50 for both. Measure the thickness of the discs first though, to make sure they are not undersize. From memory the wear-limit is stamped on the periphery of the disc. New discs cost about $70 ea, depending on where you shop,

Cheers Chazza

[chev28]

Where do you go for the new discs?

[chazza]

British Parts in Perth; don't know about anywhere else.

[Quiggers]

The front discs were done about 6 months ago, on the Falcon, and were done 'on car' for $80. Made a big difference!

GQ

[Disco300Tdi]

The front discs were done about 6 months ago, on the Falcon, and were done 'on car' for $80. Made a big difference!

GQ

The best way to do them......:)

[banjo]

they should be able to do them on the car while you wait for $50 to $60 at most...

[chev28]

Well one guy is $215, another $170 (mobile guy) and another $110!

Surely newies would be an option at these prices?

[mcrover]

I picked up a pair of good straight fronts of fleabay for $36.00 not that long back that are nearly brand new.

Apparently off a wrecked disco or something, probably someone off here, if so Im wrapped anyways.

What area of the world do you live in as I could get you some numbers of outer east Melb blokes who would do it cheaper than that and Im sure if your not from down this way someone can help you as those prices a crap, very crap.

Ive never paid more than $50 a pair to get them ground on any car including the landy so keep shoping around or did that include pads and a bleed or something.

[hiline]

Well one guy is $215, another $170 (mobile guy) and another $110!

Surely newies would be an option at these prices?


hey mate a location of where you sit would help us help you ;)

[chev28]

Sorry, Canberra.

Just fixed profile.

Price is just for machining. I think they all want to rebuild the frontend.

The base price for a grind seems to be $110 to which some have added time for taking the wheel and caliper off.

[DEFENDERZOOK]

if you take the rotors off youself and take just the rotors to be machined it should cost around the prices mentioned above......

if they have to remove them for you then you will have to pay for the labour to remove and refit them.......

[chev28]

I'd thought of removing them but they all talk about "on car machining".

[Quiggers]

Chev28:

The $80 I paid to have the job done on the Falcon was at our local Ford dealer.

Cheers, GQ

[walker]

I just priced machining for my D2. The cost was $50 for the pair of rear discs. That was from ABS and they have 2 stores in Canberra. And that price was only if I removed the discs and brought them in to them. If you want them to do it all then I would think that $110-150 would be about right.
Unfortunately the discs were undersized for me so I had to get new ones which were $100 each.

[Blknight.aus]

1x six pack of jim beam and coke... but you gotta ask me real nice and get the discs to me.

[chev28]

Thanks for all your advice and offers of help. The job needed doing straightaway so it went to the lowest bidder - $110 for a mobile guy to do it on car.

High prices are one of the great features of living in Canberra!

[Quiggers]

Yeah, cool, pretty good when they do it, at your place for you....

GQ

[George130]

Thanks for all your advice and offers of help. The job needed doing straightaway so it went to the lowest bidder - $110 for a mobile guy to do it on car.

High prices are one of the great features of living in Canberra!
:eek::eek::eek:
I can get the pair done for $25 if I remove and deliver. Max of $50 if they come to a mates place in Canberra.

[Bigbjorn]

I do my own. Bung 'em up in the lathe, 4 jaw chuck, and pipe centre usually does the job. Measure them first as a disc below minimum thickness technically renders the vehicle unroadworthy. Clean and pack the bearings while they are off.