Thread: Brake pad sensor - how far can you go with it on?

Originally Posted by dukemasterpro

Maxxis At980 but just been told they have been discontinued with a new AT coming August but not in 255/55/19!!
The new tyre will have better off road capability / durability like the current mud terrain but with the wear rate of an AT.
Not sure what I’ll get next for after this trip and I hope stock is not going to be hard to find for emergencies. Only 20 of these left in the Townsville distribution centre.

Interesting. I just bought three of them. God damn it

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

Interesting. I just bought three of them. God damn it

Lucky I don’t have to buy one as it was going to be $490 fitted and balanced at Mt Isa. Paid $340 for the same in Sydney. Outback prices, eh?!

Got it fixed internally though at Richmond Tyre Centre for $33 whilst in the museum. Keep rolling on with light touches of the brake pedal. Still hunting an available workshop in Mt Isa.

They don’t have a Pedders and first call to the Repco place told me they are busy for a week and a half.

I’ll have the parts before then and maybe if t sensors been falsely triggered don’t need them at all.

We call it the Mount Isa tax, out here.
Miners mate mechanic (Repco) are the preferred land rover agent and about the busiest mechanic in town. Another option is L.A.P. Automotive.

If you just want the part you could try your luck at autopro or auto barn. And Ashdown Ingram for any sensors or auto electrical parts.

But if the sensor is only just indicating theres not too many braking opportunities out this way unless it hops on front of you.

Sorry for late response only just saw your query.

Did you get the parts you needed?

I packed up and sent a set of rotors, brake pads, and a wear sensor via TNT for someone in Mount Isa earlier this week. Dunno who they were for, I can't remember the name.

Originally Posted by p38arover

Did you get the parts you needed?

I packed up and sent a set of rotors, brake pads, and a wear sensor via TNT for someone in Mount Isa earlier this week. Dunno who they were for, I can't remember the name.

Sounds like mine actually , they arrived today. Will collect Monday. Cheers.

Hmm, they took a while. The were picked up by TNT the same day as you ordered them.

Originally Posted by p38arover

Hmm, they took a while. The were picked up by TNT the same day as you ordered them.

All good p38arover in the hands of the gods once it leaves you. I’ve had much slower dispatch and shipping waiting for other camping items pre-trip.

I was hoping for Thursday when I seen it was in Brisbane on Tuesday, then the tracking update went blank till yesterday morning. Wasn’t anything available with Miners till Weds 29th but found a spot with another garage Autofirst through google for Tuesday first thing.

We’ve been doing shorter distance between stops to accommodate the delay. Was that or ditch Mt Isa and head for Darwin but that would have been 2000km’s on top of the 1200km since Longreach.

Townsville LR would maybe have been quicker but my other half wasn’t keen on doing our route anti-clockwise. Weather in September slightly cooler being closer to the coast for the return journey than inland.

Update for those following this - parts arrived and collected from the depot. Note to future self, 18kg in a small box is heavy. Ideal for a few campsite goblet squats if not not installed.

The guys at Autofirst in Healy were pretty helpful and professional. As I had the parts, a booking and had kind of arranged my intinary around this stopover in “the Isa”, said to fit them regardless AND it ended being significantly cheaper than the front rotor and pads done at a dealership - win.

Upshot was in their eyes the rear pads were ok, I’m alright with the swap as I got about 50,000km from the front rotors and with another 8,000km approx on this trip that 6mm of pad life was only going to be less.

They couldn’t clear however the brake warning light with their computer and listed a whole bunch of fault codes which id seen when I took a look when the brake warning came on.

They mentioned maybe I’d need a new instrument cluster and this had triggered the brake wear sensor???





Some of these codes I’ve had after my pre-trip service and nothing was flagged by the servicing dealer.

I’ve not tried yet to clear with my reader.

The brakes themselves feel fine and of course happy again to put pedal to the floor when needed with no fear of any screeching noises of the pad gone kind.

Would be good to have the orange dash light off. Maybe LR in Darwin can help though last time it cost 2 hours labour for no clear answer and limping onwards vehicle.

All fine for now, keeping an eye more on the border situation, probs a bigger roadblock than anything LR right now.