Hey everyone.. I have experience changing brakes on other cars and wanted to know if there were any special tools or things I should know before I start this project? I am also changing the rotor on the right side... Thanks in advance!





2002 Disco II SE
108k

 

I haven't done this on my Disco yet, but have on nearly every other car I have owned over the years. I have always heard rotors should be replaced togeather.... left and right at the same time. I have alwaysdone this and never had any issues..

Though on therear brakes, it may be less of an issue....

Just a thought...

Interested in hearing other opinions...

 

I recently did my front rotors/pads/brake fluid change. Very easy, it was my first time working on brakes. Both rotors will need to be changed together. They're held on by 1 screw
that can be hard to remove. I bought a hand impact driver at Sears and they came right out.

2001 D2

 

Yes, you must replace rotors in pairs. If it's just the pads that need replacing it's even easier. Your best bet is to stick with the OEM pads as they produce little brake dust. Other pads will foul your ABS sensors and cost an arm and a leg to fix. If you want to upgrade your rotors (like DBA) you can switch to EBC green stuff pads which a lot of people like. If you do any off roading you should avoid the drilled rotors as they will fill with mud and cause other issues. When I replace my rotors I'm going to go with dimpled (instead of drilled) and slotted.

 

Always replace wearout items on the same axle at the same time. That means tires, brakes, shocks, springs, bearings...everything.
So you need to replace both rotors at the same time. The only exception would be if you were stuck far from home and you just needed to getit home to fix it right.

 

Change both rotors, use lots of sound deadening material, blled the brakes afterwards, apx. 3 pints of DOT 4.
As for tools, you may want to have a hand held impact driver with a #4 phillips head to remove the hold down screw the anchors the rotor to the hub.
Mike