replacing front rotars I NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

[wolf]

I don't have the tool but pretty sure that I can get it from the dealership. I have worked on brakes before and replaced calipers and pads just like I am doing this time. I have also bled systems before. Just never had to pull off the hub to get to the rotar. I wasn't expecting it to be that in depth. Just figured that it would be a top hat rotar thinking that land rover would make it easy to fix on the trail if something went wrong in the middle of nowhere. Which is where I am most of the time. I ride dirt roads most of the time and bought a rover for that very purpose not the luxury part. Thanks for all the help, and I was able to find a repair manual on line. I just had to buy an electric fan that sits behind the radiator and thats why the wallet is drained. That's about 800 in parts in one weekend. Ouch!!!!! Got lucky and found the parts around town. So hopefully nothing else goes wrong due to the punishment I put it through.

Hey Chris;

Here's the good news - as explained to me by a major brake expert up here - Rover brake setup/design is awkward to work with as it most closely emmulates a heavy truck's; not surprising when you see some of the past Rover special vehicles - such as armoured ones - placed on approx same chassis/frame. This means, in the crunch, your Rover brakes should prove considerably tougher than your stock family SUV's. However, and as you discovered (pretty much the same way I did), there is always a trade-off and with tougher braking systems, normally, that's going to mean a tougher service/repair.

Here's how tough they can be though (don't try this - as I didn't intend to either) - descended (i.e., without going 'runaway' or driving other folks off the road) 2000 verticle feet (i.e., via a steep road grade - not all at once - as in plunging-off 2000 foot cliff [lol]) with only the passenger's side front brake; driver's-side front brake was completely fried and gone - no pads left - rotor burnt and warped - no braking-power whatsoever! Needless to say, when I saw the damage after the fact - I was mighty impressed with what one Disco brake could do if called upon (yes, yes, I know there's the rear brakes but they don't do the lion's share of the work that the front brakes do and, yes, I know I could have called upon the centre emerg brake [which brakes your drive shaft]). I completed my journey safely and immediately ordered up an EBC system (i.e., dimpelled rotors, etc.) from Atlantic Brit.

So, they are rugged and they are a pain to work on - I think the trade-off is well worth it!

Wolf

 

[antichrist]

Nevermind, I misread.

 

[wolf]

I need to replace the front rotars and the driver side caliper on my 98 discovery and this involves alot more than I expected. I was wondering if anybody has step by step instructions on how to do this and the guidelines on how tight everything needs to be tightned up. I can't believe that changing the rotars would be this difficult. Please help!!!!!! I drained my wallet buying the parts and can't afford to take it somewhere but have to get it running so I can get to work. If not, I am really screwed.

Another place to find excellent advice on how to work on Rover's cheaply is the main club out of the UK; many of the Brit owners operate their Disco's on a very low budget (normally - with diesel engines as well) so they like to get the max out of old parts or refurbish and, occasionally, buy new parts - but never from the dealer. I have bought parts out of some of these UK sites considerably cheaper than I could get them over here in NA - and that is after shipping, etc.