hi dan, hows the brake disc replacement coming on...have you got them off?
dave V8 facelift Range Rover Autobiography 22" wheels.
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No, I gave up and just put the new pads in. There comes a point where my time is more valuable than just paying someone to do it for me. I spent the weekend detailing instead! 

New pads on old discs? Nothing wrong with that, but ideally you should have waited till the new discs were fitted, so that they "mate". 2010 MY Vogue SE TDV8 3.6 Stornoway Grey- fully loaded

I generally get 3 sets of pads to a disc - but this will be the 4th so there is a bit of a step, but they seem to have bedded in ok.

I guess i'll just try and get the discs done next time round. I'll save my pennies.... 

Keep an eye on your discs. They'll need to come off immediately if you should see this:



I'd give another go at removing the discs when you've got a bit more time rather than going another 25K miles and - if you're that tight - reuse the pads. Less danger that way and once the pads have re-bedded, they should be ok.

What works well in removing the discs is heating 2-3 spots around the circumference of the 'hat' - but as I assume you're not going to have an oxy-acetylene torch laying around the house, I'd opt for a GBP10.- angle grinder from a local tool-mart. Do not grind all the way through - use a hammer and chisel to open a crack and then attack with a BFH. 
RRC 2Dr, RRC 4Dr,
P38, and 2 L322s
(wife thinks I'm nuts - prob right, too)

Mine will have shiny new discs and pads by tomorrow!

But, I shall be many hundreds of pounds poorer  Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
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I bit the bullet and booked the RR into the garage to get the discs changed. I also needed to get the NSF CV boot replaced because it had split so I thought it would make sense to get the discs done at the same time….

I used Bates Automotive, Steve Bates – 07966 529 992. I cant sing his praises enough, he did the work with short notice, to a high standard and at an insanely good price (£30 +vat PH). He had a couple of Range Rovers there (one waiting for a g/box) and a load of classic cars dotted around the yard so he’s obviously well thought of.

I was quoted £300+ by Pike Associates to just replace the CV boot and they refuse to use owner supplied parts so that still wouldn’t have helped me with the discs. I paid under £100 for this work with Steve.

He has a courtesy car (by appointment) and he even puts a plastic cover over the seat, something I’ve found the cheaper garages never bother with. So if you’re in Wiltshire and searching for a cheap and trustworthy mechanic he’s your man!

Back to the discs, they look great, but I’m waiting for the pads to bed in before I pass judgement on how they perform over the standard discs. I might just pop the wheels off and flush through some new brake fluid to try and improve the pedal feel.

Dan 

dan_uk_1984 wrote:

I might just pop the wheels off and flush through some new brake fluid to try and improve the pedal feel.

Dan

Get a set of a scrapper

try these guys:

http://www.cws4x4.co.uk/

X5 Braided hoses should be fine shouldnt they?

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=bmw+x5+...m270.l1313 

Really?? an X5? I know they share some common parts but I don't know how far that goes.

mzplcg wrote:

Really?? an X5? I know they share some common parts but I don't know how far that goes.

"Common Parts" It would take less time to list the parts they don't have in common.

For example, the front brake pads fit:

E46 99-07. 325 i, 330 ci, 330 d, M3 3.2
E38 94-01. 725 TDI, 728 i, 730 D, 730 i, 735 i, 740 D, 740 i, 750 i
E39 98-03. M5
X3 04-07. 2.0 i, 2.0 D, 2.5 SI, 3.0 D
X5 01-07. 3.0 i, 3.0 D, 4.4 i, 4.6 is, 4.8 is
RANGE ROVER MK 3 02-07. 3.0 TD6, 3.6 TD8, 4.2, 4.4

So, you have the same pads in a Range Rover as you do in a 3 series that weighs half as much! 

noddy wrote:

Dan,
it's an easy job to do. I bought my discs and pads off eBay and they are great quality. The pads are mintex and the discs are from an OE supplier (the name escapes me now but they have a website and supply only LR parts)

front discs and pads totalled £65 and the rears were £60. He had a "make offer" function when I bought them , so I got delivery thrown in.

I've fitted loads over the years and in previous occupations, so I know cheap discs and pads when I see em.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RANGE-ROVER-L322-REA...5d27d769f4

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RANGE-ROVER-L322-FRO...1168wt_722

Thanks for the links noddy, hoping my front discs come off OK  .
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I've done a few hundred miles on these now so they should be bedded in and they definately seem to have less fade. However slowing from speed (80 to 50) seems to have a fair bit of wobble, but not sure if this is wheel balancing that's out as it doesnt happen all the time.

Excuse the state of my wheels!



 

Not wanting to cause alarm dan - but from your photos, it does not look like the pads are applying even contact to the discs - the discs show several different contact 'bands' with quite a large area on the outer edge of the disc not looking as though it is being touched by the pads?

I am no expert however - so I hope I am wrong!