The Brakes thread - Discs, drums, handbrakes, conversion, calipers.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Disc brake conversions - Salisbury, RR, Series, FC 101, 110, Defender, etc.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/50181-salisbury-disc-brake-conversion.html

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/57094-rrc-brake-upgrade.html

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/41118-disk-front-end-2a.html

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/fcs-military-variations/58096-101-disk-brakes.html

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/59552-brake-problems-gurus-needed.html

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/isuzu-landy-enthusiasts-section/124795-rear-discs-conversion-worth.html

Tutorial with pics from LR4x4 Forum Tech Archive.
Drum brake 110 salisbury disc brake conversion - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum (http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php'showtopic=11685)

Clarkie's conversion threads
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-tutorials/83616-county-drum-rear-disc-rear-booster-upgrade.html

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/90-110-130-defender-county/83472-disc-brake-salisbury-conversion-county-what-master-cyl-booster.html

Brake proportioning valve/pressure reducer disc brake conversion -
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-tutorials/66265-120-extra-cab-17.html#post1222015


Discussion - clearance, spacers, machining.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/members-rides/58313-my-85-county-42.html#post1321112

[abaddonxi]

Getting the pistons out -
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-2/104786-caliper-rebuild.html

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/63413-brake-caliper-torque-settings.html

Rebuilding a caliper - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum (http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php'showtopic=2851)

Tutorial with pics here-
Homegrown, thanks Disco_owner
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-tutorials/80224-servicing-brake-calipers-how.html

Offsite
http://www.landroverweb.com/Pdf-files/Re-building-a-Caliper.pdf




And remember that everything everywhere says not to split your brake calipers.

[dickyjoe]

something i have been thinking about for a while. Range Rover Axles Assemblies with leaf pads.

Range Rover Axles? - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum (http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php'showtopic=508&hl=)

[abaddonxi]

And some more Series pics.

TT Rovers - Tarzan and Tonk Rovers (http://www.ttrovers.com/rdisk.htm)

TT Rovers - Tarzan and Tonk Rovers (http://www.ttrovers.com/fdisk.htm)

I think that wheel spacers are not legal here, so more for inspiration.

[abaddonxi]

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/66606-drum-brake-gurus-i-have-binding-front-brake.html

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/45792-stage-1-county-defender-perentine-brake-warning.html

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/53027-brake-shoes.html

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/series-3/63227-brake-adjustment.html

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/29896-county-brakes.html

[abaddonxi]

Hand brake adustment
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/45170-hand-brake-ajustment.html

Driveline vibration caused by out of round handbrake drum.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/48778-mystery-vibration-my-rear.html

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/43127-110-county-drivetrain-observation-question.html

Reversed brake rod Series 2a
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/33879-2a-handbrake.html

Adjustment Series 2a
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/40402-series-2a-handbrake-adjustment.html

[abaddonxi]

And this-
Overview of Series Land Rover disc brake conversion (http://www.expeditionlandrover.info/discBrake.htm)

And this-
Zeus Engineering (http://www.zeus.uk.com/land-rover.php)

[Bohica]

I changed the rear pads on the wife's vehicle, I used my TD5 full flow oil filter pliers to push the piston back in. It was very easy.