Thread: D3 rear pads.

Its called a screw driver with some rags strategically placed to prevent damage to anything delicate - loosen the bleed screw and carefully lever the calliper pistons back out.

Garry

I use a small builder's style hand screw clamp with a bit of timber across the pot to stop any damage.

Peter

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Ryall

My piston compression tool.

Two nuts and bolts and a bit of bar steel, drill the holes 60mm apart as this will also do the front calipers.

Ryall

Well, the rear brake pad change has gone pretty well.
I used a 5" C clamp & a block of wood to push the calliper back in which worked a treat.
The only misfortune I had was pulling the brake pad sensor out I broke the curved piece of plastic that bends around to the back of the pad, after a test drive this does not seem to have had any effect on things.
I would recommend that anyone with the time change there own brake pads to save a few quid. Easy as!
Jonesfam

Originally Posted by jonesfam

Well, the rear brake pad change has gone pretty well.
I used a 5" C clamp & a block of wood to push the calliper back in which worked a treat.
The only misfortune I had was pulling the brake pad sensor out I broke the curved piece of plastic that bends around to the back of the pad, after a test drive this does not seem to have had any effect on things.
I would recommend that anyone with the time change there own brake pads to save a few quid. Easy as!
Jonesfam

Reckon mine are due soon, out of interest where did you purchase your pads and did you do the discs & adjust the EPB


Cheers Ean

Ean
Gooday,
I only did the pads, last service the service manager told me I only had about 10% left on the pads but the discs were OK, when I took the old pads out there was only a couple of mil of usable pad left.
I have to do the EPB in a couple of weeks (or get LR to do it) because it jammed on a week or 2 ago & I had to emergency release it, haven't used it since.
I don't know what I'm allowed to say on this site but I got the pads from Roverlord online for a reasonable price & quick delivery.
These pads are shaped with more usable pad (pad that contacts the disc) but fitted perfectly, they also come with the clips & bolts.
Hope that helps.
Jonesfam

Those pads with full width ends wont dish the disc the way the LR ones do. Early D4s with alloy calipers had similarly shaped pad material but LR reverted to D3 pads and cast iron D3 calipers because the alloy ones squealed if used whilst reversing. I've used both with my D3 calipers and prefer the squared-ended ones.