2003 Disco Brakes - OEM or aftermarket

[Ace Cafe]

Anyone out there running aftermarket pads on your 03 or newer, ie EBC's? It's that time again and I would really rather not shell out the 155 for rear pads from the dealer.

Do after market pads really cause sensor issues as the dealer says? It frustrates me sometimes that such a "capable" vehicle is such a delicate flower sometimes...

thanks in advance for your help.

 

[Chongo]

2003 Disco Brakes - OEM or aftermarket

Anyone out there running aftermarket pads on your 03 or newer, ie EBC's? It's that time again and I would really rather not shell out the 155 for rear pads from the dealer.

Do after market pads really cause sensor issues as the dealer says? It frustrates me sometimes that such a "capable" vehicle is such a delicate flower sometimes...

thanks in advance for your help.



Hello Ace Café; For some helpful info here is an old post that pretty much sums it up:


http://www.landroverworld.org/forums...ad.php?t=11808

Usually the only difference in brake shoes or pads is composition and quality.
I prefer softer aftermarket pads. I lean towards the least metallic pads I can get, It saves the life of the rotors. The heavier the metallic in the pads the shorter the rotor life, but longer life of the pad. I would rather replace pads than rotors.


The most common faults are wheel speed sensor faults.
The wheel speed sensors in a Land Rover are coils that sense the motion of a toothed wheel that’s a part of the wheel hub. The rotation of the wheel induces a sine wave signal in the sensor whose frequency is proportional to the speed, and whose amplitude increases with speed from 0.5 volts to more than 5 volts. If your Rover has a speed sensor fault, there are two paths to repair. The first is to replace the entire hub on the affected corner. This is the approach favored by dealers because the toothed wheel – called a reluctor ring – and the actual sensor are both part of the hub. The reluctor can get damaged by rust or corrosion, and it can also get damaged by a bad wheel bearing. The only way to service it is to change the hub, or you can try and have it sand blasted. As of this writing, hubs (front-RND646 / rear-RND694) cost around $400 and take about three hours to change. The sensor can be removed from the hub fairly easily. If you remove your sensor and look inside you should be able to see if the reluctor ring is damaged. The reluctor ring can get damaged if the wheel bearing gets loose. It can also get damaged by corrosion. That’s especially true for Rovers that run on beaches. If you see reluctor ring damage, or corrosion, or if the hub has any free play at all – you need a complete assembly. If there is no damage, you may be able to fix the vehicle by changing the sensor (front-RN292 / rear-RNH293) alone, a $100 part that’s less than an hour to swap. The path you choose should be determined by examination of the reluctor via the sensor hole. If the hub looks good, there’s an “8 or 10” odds that a sensor alone will fix your problem. Every now and then you will see a Rover that has wiring problems, usually at the connector between ABS sensor and body. Always pull it apart and look for corrosion.


I hope this helps.………. Chongo…