Thread: What happened to your D3/D4 today?

New set of brake wear indicator leads is about 25 bucks off eBay, the plastic housing for the wires does get very brittle with heat cycling, I use a set of small bent nose pliers to lever it out gently. On the second set now, leads dead easy to replace, just make sure the routing is correct.

Originally Posted by Eric SDV6SE

New set of brake wear indicator leads is about 25 bucks off eBay, the plastic housing for the wires does get very brittle with heat cycling, I use a set of small bent nose pliers to lever it out gently. On the second set now, leads dead easy to replace, just make sure the routing is correct.

Definitely consider them single use and some kits come complete with new sensors

Posted this in my build thread but I think it’s worth noting here too, why you should remove your rock sliders and clean behind.
I can’t actually remember if I’ve done this before, so it’s either 2 years or 4 years of build up.
Having said that, it all cleaned up pretty well with no signs of rust.





Told myself this would be an annual job but you know how time flies.

Cheers,
Scott

Had a stone go through one of the Pirelli Scorpions, glad I had swapped over to the standard rims and tyre size the other week. Hopefully I can get the plugs to fill the hole and get some more life out of these tyres, then get something more suitable for gravel roads.
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What a PITA it is to get the spare down, putting seats up and then removing the wheel from the cable and bracket. I was a bit paranoid about winding out too much slack and then having the cable foul up.

Originally Posted by Moggymitch

Had a stone go through one of the Pirelli Scorpions, glad I had swapped over to the standard rims and tyre size the other week. Hopefully I can get the plugs to fill the hole and get some more life out of these tyres, then get something more suitable for gravel roads.
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What a PITA it is to get the spare down, putting seats up and then removing the wheel from the cable and bracket. I was a bit paranoid about winding out too much slack and then having the cable foul up.

Rattle gun speeds up the process..just don't overdo the tightening phase!

Originally Posted by Moggymitch

Had a stone go through one of the Pirelli Scorpions, glad I had swapped over to the standard rims and tyre size the other week. Hopefully I can get the plugs to fill the hole and get some more life out of these tyres, then get something more suitable for gravel roads.
2F6300FF-E92F-458F-9347-58FE8C2FA86D.jpg
What a PITA it is to get the spare down, putting seats up and then removing the wheel from the cable and bracket. I was a bit paranoid about winding out too much slack and then having the cable foul up.

Mother in law hit about a screw a week for a little while. I guess a Bunnings truck rolled over. On a few repairs they put a patch on like a pushbikes tyre from the inside. I was suprised. Never had any issues but. Dunno if it's common practice or dangerous. But they did it

Originally Posted by josh.huber

Mother in law hit about a screw a week for a little while. I guess a Bunnings truck rolled over. On a few repairs they put a patch on like a pushbikes tyre from the inside. I was suprised. Never had any issues but. Dunno if it's common practice or dangerous. But they did it

Thats what is supposed to be done.
A plug is only a temporary repair.

Originally Posted by scarry

Thats what is supposed to be done.
A plug is only a temporary repair.

Urm not completely correct. An insert plug administered from the outside is temporary. A mushroom plug inserted from the inside by a repairer with vulcanising glue is a legal repair. It’s mushroom shaped such that it cannot push outward. It’s in the ADRs somewhere.