Thread: Sully's D2 V8

Originally Posted by Sully

Thanks for the tip. I'll def get a flush done as I have no idea how long the fluid has been in the system anyway.
In reference to the pad and rotor change; Do I need to disconnect the lines, requiring bleeding of the system?

No, just unbolt the caliper, old pads out, push the piston in and fit the new pad.

The rears are the easiest

Did mine last month, front and rear, no harder than brakes on a holden.

Got the centre muffler cut out & straight pipe through today!!!
Happy as a pig in mud, sounds better, accelerates smoother, runs smoother.
I'm unsure why other guys haven't noticed much difference but the exhaust bloke did say my muffler was clogged to the max!
Maybe two head gaskets & second motor is the cause, I'm not looking forward to checking out the cats

Nice work DiscoB!! Sounds good eh? High flow cats would be nice someday, but if you're still experiencing decent power and reasonable economy then I'd leave the cats.

So... The dramas continue! I picked up my rotors and pads this afternoon. Nice RDA rotors too. I decided get stuck in straight away and started by pulling off the drivers front first. What do you know... There's no tyre nut remover tool thingo. Off to the auto shop to get the tools.

Ok, back on track now and the wheel is off... BUT... The bloody retaining screw that holds the rotor to the hub has been stripped at the head by the last idiot that was playing with the rotors. Who does that and doesn't bother fixing it?
Try as I might, the only option was to drill it out. That was a trying process.

Anyway, after frigging around with this for a few hours I managed to get the old rotor off, new rotor on and replaced the pads. The old rotor looked a little tired, but there was plenty of meat left on the old pads. Handy for spares i suppose.
Now I just need to source a new retaining screw to replace the one that I butchered with the drill.
Common sense is telling me to complete the other 3 wheels before I go in search for this screw, just in case the others are stripped too.

Looks like the disco will be off the road for a while before I can test out the new brakes.

Get all four and replace the lot, can't hurt & I don't imagine they'd be overly expensive. I had the same issue with the rotors on my old ford but an impact screwdriver was the solution in that case. Would it be worth, on the odd occasion, taking the screws out and cleaning them up with some WD40 to prevent them locking again maybe?

Yeah, I will get four new ones. Might head down to the stealership this morning.

I didn't even have a chance to use any screwdrivers on the last rotor as the screw was so badly stripped nothing I had would get a purchase on it. Hence the drill. Yay for drills.

I'll keep you posted as to how the rest goes.

Oh dear... The hits keep on rolling with this Disco!

I've come to the conclusion that whoever was maintaining it before hand didn't have any eye for detail or any foresight as to the repercussions of their actions in the future.

I returned to start with replacing the final 3 rotors and pads this arvo. Starting with passenger front. The "security wheel nut" is completely stripped. Not usable. Cactus. Fubar. Fugginrooted.
I just about destroyed the adapter trying to get it off.

OK... Slow down Chris... Think. Firstly, go out and get four new normal wheel nuts to replace these stupid security nuts.
Done. All replace apart from the rooted front passenger one.

How to get it off? Monkey wrench. Yep, that should do it. After hours of grunting and stripping it further. No deal.

Time to grind it down with the dremel. This was a little more successful, but time consuming. After grinding through a lot of it, I was able to hammer it off with a massive screwdriver and hammer.

Front brakes done and pulsing pedal fixed!

Here's hoping the rears offer no resistance.

Sounds something similar to my LR's story, I've had it for just under 12mnths now & I've spent half as much on it again as it cost me. It's now, I think, at a reasonably reliable standard but my list of things to do is still quite long, & that's before I start on the things I "want" to do.
Persistence Persistence Pers.....meh, u get the picture
Good luck & keep on LRing