1995 Discovery Brake job...
#1
05-16-2007, 10:05 PM
1995 Discovery Brake job...
My Dad just bought a 1995 Discovery from ebay...it is a manual trans and very low miles, but the down side is the seller was not so honest about the brakes. All four pads and rotors need to be done as well as the exhaust. I have done VW brake jobs for years, and after reading old posts it seems LR brakes are not too different. Is there anything I have to do other then the traditional (ie- unbolt calipers, move wires out of the way, remove set screw, swap rotors, add new pads and put back together) that I should prepare for? I saw someone make an odd mention of remvoing the hubs but that doesn't make sense to me. Any help would be great as I venture in LR's for the first time.....
Sean
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05-17-2007, 02:05 PM
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RE: 1995 Discovery Brake job...
YUP, by a Rave CD from e-bay with the shop manual before you try this brake job, also plan on repacking the front bearings and servicing the swivels.
As for parts, don't just go down to the auto parts store to buy your brake parts, get back to me and a point you in a couple of directions.
Mike
As for parts, don't just go down to the auto parts store to buy your brake parts, get back to me and a point you in a couple of directions.
Mike
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05-19-2007, 04:13 PM
RE: 1995 Discovery Brake job...
This is a copy of the instructions I found while searching...sounded pretty straight forward. Is this for a different year? I know there were running changes, but I am not sure how much it pertains to the brakes....
Sean
Sean
Just did mine- Here it is straight from the service manual...
Brake Disc Front-
1. Raise the front of the vehicle. Place on stands.
2. Remove the road wheels.
3. Remove the 2 bolts securing the brake caliper to the swivel hub.
4. Release caliper and tie aside. Do not allow the caliper to hang from the brake line.
5. Remove the screw securing the disc to the drive flange. You will need an impact driver.
6. Remove brake disc from the drive flange.
Refit of Disc Front-
1. Clean mating faces of drive flange and new disc.
2. Fit brake disc to drive flange. Fit new screw and tighten to 13Nm.
3. Clean mating faces of caliper and hub.
4. Fit caliper and tighten bolts to 175Nm. This is a pain in the butt because you have to use a long torque wrench to get up to 175 Nm.
5. Fit Road wheels and tighten nuts to 140 Nm.
6. Remove stands and lower vehicle.
Brake Pads Front-
1. Remove lower guide pin bolt from caliper and pivot caliper housing upwards.
2. remove two prake pads from cliper carrier. Carrier shims (springs actually) are part of the pad.
Refit Brake Pads Front-
1. Clean all surfaces very good with brake cleaner.
2. Using tool LRT-70-500 (or a medium sized C clamp) press caliper pistons fully into bores. Ensure that you do not overfill the master cylinder. I removed some fluid from the master cylinder resevoir each time I compressed a piston. There are four, two on each side.
3. Fit brake pads with chamfer towards leading edge of disc.
4. Lower caliper housing over pads. I would strongly suggest that you first coat the back side of your pads with brake pad dressing.
5. Ensure flats on guide pins locate with lugs on the caliper housing. Fit new pivot bolt and tighten to 30Nm.
6. Fit road wheels. Tighten nuts to 140Nm.
7. Remove stand and lower vehicle.
8. Depress brake pedal several times to set pistons and brake pads.
9. Top off master cylinder resevoir.
10. Road test and break in pads.
There you go. Good luck. It is actually very easy on this particular unit.
Brake Disc Front-
1. Raise the front of the vehicle. Place on stands.
2. Remove the road wheels.
3. Remove the 2 bolts securing the brake caliper to the swivel hub.
4. Release caliper and tie aside. Do not allow the caliper to hang from the brake line.
5. Remove the screw securing the disc to the drive flange. You will need an impact driver.
6. Remove brake disc from the drive flange.
Refit of Disc Front-
1. Clean mating faces of drive flange and new disc.
2. Fit brake disc to drive flange. Fit new screw and tighten to 13Nm.
3. Clean mating faces of caliper and hub.
4. Fit caliper and tighten bolts to 175Nm. This is a pain in the butt because you have to use a long torque wrench to get up to 175 Nm.
5. Fit Road wheels and tighten nuts to 140 Nm.
6. Remove stands and lower vehicle.
Brake Pads Front-
1. Remove lower guide pin bolt from caliper and pivot caliper housing upwards.
2. remove two prake pads from cliper carrier. Carrier shims (springs actually) are part of the pad.
Refit Brake Pads Front-
1. Clean all surfaces very good with brake cleaner.
2. Using tool LRT-70-500 (or a medium sized C clamp) press caliper pistons fully into bores. Ensure that you do not overfill the master cylinder. I removed some fluid from the master cylinder resevoir each time I compressed a piston. There are four, two on each side.
3. Fit brake pads with chamfer towards leading edge of disc.
4. Lower caliper housing over pads. I would strongly suggest that you first coat the back side of your pads with brake pad dressing.
5. Ensure flats on guide pins locate with lugs on the caliper housing. Fit new pivot bolt and tighten to 30Nm.
6. Fit road wheels. Tighten nuts to 140Nm.
7. Remove stand and lower vehicle.
8. Depress brake pedal several times to set pistons and brake pads.
9. Top off master cylinder resevoir.
10. Road test and break in pads.
There you go. Good luck. It is actually very easy on this particular unit.
#5
02-20-2011, 09:40 PM
Hi, I went to change my brake pads today but when trying to remove bottom bolt from caliper I couldn't get my wrench on the bolt head. There is a bar just in my way. Any suggestions on this.
Thanks,
Jason
This is a 1995 discovery and I do not want to pay for the piston tool. I news to get this done cause I have four kids I drive around in this thing. Please help!
Thanks,
Jason
This is a 1995 discovery and I do not want to pay for the piston tool. I news to get this done cause I have four kids I drive around in this thing. Please help!
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