All,

Each time I take my 03 Disco in to have the brakes done, I pick it up expecting a major improvement in stopping power. I never get that though. The squeaks go away and the everything looks nice, but it still seems a little lacking in the stopping department. So this time I did the brakes myself. (pads and the bleed, rotors were fine according to the dealer) I got the same result. No more squeaks, squeals, screams, etc... but it still seems I have a tough time stopping. Is this a common thing with Disco's or should I be looking at replacing something?


Thanks,
Brian

 

what kind of pads and rotors you runin?

 

Everything is Land Rover OEM from the parts counter at the dealer.

Brian

 

I can still remember when my '03 was new I was actually surprised by how well it stops for a truck at this weight so I guess stock pads and rotors ain't too bad. Things seems to happen a lot farther down the brake pedal travel these days. A few on this forum mentioned going with stainless brake lines will help.
What brake fluid do you use? BTW the bleed sequence on RAVE seems to be wrong. There seems to be consensus on here that you want to stay with convention - from fartherest to closest to the reservoir.

 

Your expectations may be too high for the brake system of your D2. Actually the 03 had an upgrade over the eariler model years.
Have you done a full, 3 pint brake flush, have you considered going to some performance brakes like DBA, slotted and drilled rotors and Kevlar pads?

 

Hmmm. That's interesting. It's always seemed a little weak to me. I bled them, left-rear, right-rear, right-front, left-front. I didn't get a lot of fluid out. Do you know what the bias is set for? is it 60/40? or something like that?

Refilled with dot 4.

Brian

 

Mike,

I haven't done the full flush unless it's been included in my regular scheduled maintenance. (gota keep the warranty people happy). I've been under the impression that anything but the OEM brakes will screw up my ABS or something. I'm not against going with something better if that's what it takes. I tow a lot (with trailer brakes) and it can get scary sometimes if I need to stop fast.

Brian

 

OEM pads are made by 3 different companies, and for the most part are over priced and not that good.
Start with doing a 3 pint flush using a synthetic DOT 4 brake fluid

 

Thanks, I'll give that a shot. I've never done a flush before. I might take it in for that.

Brian

 

Bleeding the brakes is alot different than a brake fluid flush.
But if you can bleed them then you can do a fluid flush.
You did it just like bleeding only you keep bleeding and adding fresh fluid until fresh fluid comes out of the caliper, then move on to the next wheel and do it all over again.