Thread: My brakes suck...

Originally Posted by PAT303

My defender hasn't had vacuum assist for two years and it stops very well,

What?

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Mine have now lasted around 300,000km over about 15 years - now about 10% worn - and they stop perfectly well. It all depends on how you drive, but unless you are doing a lot of mountain driving or a very high mileage, I would expect any pads to last three years.

John

Pads or rotors?

Thats alot of kays

Originally Posted by rovercare

Pads or rotors?

Thats alot of kays

And a world record

There are a few city driven ranges that dont get 40k out of a set of pads AND rotors.Apparently,to get real good brakes you have to have soft pads & soft rotors,but pay the price regularly.

My TD5 auto discos have always done around 70k before needing a set of pads all round

I derick, I used to live in airlie until last year, how long you had the county. I use to use Land Rover Spares in Mackay those guys know there stuff.

Originally Posted by rovercare

What?

Don't worry no one is more supprised than me.If you do the test with starting the motor the pedal doesn't move,going or stopped the pedal is the same.A well known LR workshop charged me $500 to fit a new pump,no change,went to get the road worthy for rego and it past no worries. Pat

Originally Posted by Bushie

I know when the vacuum pump on mine packed up coming into Cooma for the 60th, braking was almost non existent. I certainly wouldn't have liked to get into traffic with it that way.


Martyn

try coming into a corner at a silly speed, step hard on the brakes and pop...... booster fails and you're running out of road fast :-D

G'day Derek, welcome to the forum mate. I also hailed from Airlie untill a couple of years ago, Stathdickie to be specific (that horribly steep 'highway to heaven' road).

I don't want to here any winging from you guys untill you own a LWB Series Rover which is unboosted - you have to pull youtself towards the wheel to pull the thing up...

Saying that I only recently had to replace the booster in my Kingswood for the same problem, leaky diaphram. You would switch the car off and come back 5 minutes later to find all the vaccum at leaked out of the booster. $300+ and that was for an exchange deal...

Originally Posted by lambrover

I derick, I used to live in airlie until last year, how long you had the county. I use to use Land Rover Spares in Mackay those guys know there stuff.

G'day lamb,

Bought the county Nov last year after seeing it for sale on the side of the road in Jubilee Pocket. Had an '03 Triton dual cab which I couldn't complain about, but on seeing the 110 I didn't have to think too hard about getting rid of the Mitsi. Love the landy mate. 8 years in the army and having these things in all sorts of situations was my Land Rover apprenticeship. Been using Land Rover Spares, they are very good, however they hadn't had to sort a booster for a county for while and British Off Road sorted it out v quickly for me. $400 delivered for a newy.

Newbs, I know that road, bloody steep allright, looked at a block at the very end earlier this year. Didn't end up getting it but I do like that area (quiet).

Not too sure bout getting by without the booster.. It's fine for normal day to day but with the truck loaded with tools I wouldn't like to have to pull up in a hurry without it.

Derek