hi all, after using my disco 3 for only 2 weeks (SH approved used vehicle) i have the brake warning lights on.
i have checked with "stratstones" about fitting new pads and disks to the car and have been quoted £690 inc VAT.
front disks are fairly rusty and have a good lip on them, so they will need to be replaced.
Allthough they didnt offer to do the job for free (i wouldnt have expected them too but it would have been nice) they have been kind enough to give me a 50% discount on the genuine LR parts from the parts departments. Which in my book is pretty dam good for stratstones.
they have checked with the management that my fitting of said parts will not affect the warranty and are going to double check my handy work next monday when the vehicle goese in for its MOT!
so im now going to get the spanners out and have my first fiddle on the disco3...
i will let you know how things go, ease of fitting ect. watch this space vehicle history = 6 rover metro's 1 LR discovery 200Tdi
2 LR Defenders TD5, and a Discoevry 3. + 2 ducati
24th Nov 2008 1:17 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23409
For fitting new pads & sensors all round & new front discs, I just paid £400 inc.
I'm sure that price could easily bettered. My dealer isn't the cheapest, but offers exceptional service.
24th Nov 2008 1:21 pm
stevejhunt
Member Since: 26 Sep 2008
Location: Castleford
Posts: 129
After only two weeks ownership and assuming you haven't been to the moon and back in that time I think I would have been shouting at the Dealer a lot more and demanding that they replaced the discs/pads gratis as they should have been picked up in the pre-delivery checks.I don't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member...........
06 Buck Blue Disco 3 TDV6
84 Marine Blue Series 3 2.25 petrol
06 Silver Audi A4 Cabriolet (the wife's baby)
24th Nov 2008 1:26 pm
flinty99
Member Since: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 2558
I agree with what Steve said.
After just two weeks I would be well p d off if I had to pay to get the brakes fixed.
24th Nov 2008 2:00 pm
DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
Posts: 16390
if the dealer wont change them Foc then dont pay £400-600 for new ones.
pad can be purchased for around £80 and it only takes a couple hours max to fit, most of that is jacking up and removing/replacing wheel. there are plenty of threads on it and Gareth posted a sticking with detailed instructions
discs are easy as well i beleive, but havnt needed to do them yet.Duncan
-----------------------------------------------------
If I'd known I was going to be so thirsty this morning I'd have drunk more beer last night.
FFRR Autobiography 4.4 SDV8 MY17
D4 HSE MY13 SOLD
FFRR 3.6 Vogue TDV8 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
D4 SE TECH MY15 SOLD
D4 XS MY12 SOLD
D4 HSE MY10 SOLD
D3 HSE MY06 - Re-Cycled Worldwide
24th Nov 2008 2:21 pm
Bodsy Site Sponsor
Member Since: 06 Nov 2006
Location: In the Clubhouse
Posts: 21361
There's a ZIp file in my gallery that you can downlaod which has most of the instructions for the pads & adjusting the EPB (You might want to get those done also) Bodsys Brake Bible
Clock/ SNOTM /3Flash / 4x4Info /BT Update /Service Reset/Error Codes / Gearbox Reset See It Here
24th Nov 2008 2:24 pm
TazDaz
Member Since: 07 May 2007
Location: South East Essex
Posts: 2858
flinty99 wrote:
I agree with what Steve said.
After just two weeks I would be well p d off if I had to pay to get the brakes fixed.
me too ....
24th Nov 2008 2:49 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72811
And me!!!
24th Nov 2008 2:53 pm
Boby
Member Since: 19 Nov 2008
Location: U.K
Posts: 43
alls not good
well the saga starts!
front wheels come off fine, as for my 17mm spanner fitting the nut! no chance too wide so back on with the wheel and back to the workshop to grind down a 17 to a suitably thinner size!
back to the barn... wheel off, take off brake caliper, remove and refit sensor, take out the pad retaining clips, no probles so far... then the disks.. i came to find that the caliper mounting bracket will need to be removed in order to take the disks off. i located the appropriate nuts and would you believe it , some kind of new fangled star nut! so that ended the disk replacement.
i nocked off the rust on the rim of the original disk and fitted the new pads, caliper ect no problem, quite a nice design if you ask me, the sensor was no real problem to re fit after i took the two small clips out from the fairing and pulled it aside. no problem, so fronts are now stopping well on new pads.
then the rear's..
chocked the car... started to raise the vehicle using the jack provided, as it started to get the rear tire off the ground, GRRRRRRRRR the dam thing colapsed, stripping the threads on the jack. so this left me with a jack stuck firmly under the car, that was totally inoperable.
Anyway needless to say i have managed to get the jack out using the vairiable pressure applicator (large hammer) and i am back on the road's
I just hope i dont get a puncture as i wont be able to change it!!
Back to the dealers in the morning for a good old moan and (i hope) a new jack!
Land rover's good times.....
i also agree with everyones comments regarding the dealers.... there opinion was that it was fine and had been checked on the pre delivery work sheet and as i have done 1500 miles in it then it was down to due wear and tear!
so total time on job so far... = 6hrs and counting... im just such a professional! vehicle history = 6 rover metro's 1 LR discovery 200Tdi
2 LR Defenders TD5, and a Discoevry 3. + 2 ducati
24th Nov 2008 7:05 pm
Boby
Member Since: 19 Nov 2008
Location: U.K
Posts: 43
alls good
after my moan at the dealrs regarding the jack failure, i now will have my disks and rear pads fitted free of charge by stratstones. they said it just wasnt good enough, and where very apoligetic. they gave me a new jack and will have my disco in on monday.
Good times. vehicle history = 6 rover metro's 1 LR discovery 200Tdi
2 LR Defenders TD5, and a Discoevry 3. + 2 ducati
25th Nov 2008 5:16 pm
simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
Alls well that ends well... and a rare showing of sense from Stratstones (base don feed back on the forum).
25th Nov 2008 5:20 pm
robsmith
Member Since: 02 Sep 2007
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 2393
S stones = bunch of robbers.
I would have expected them to have fitted new discs BEFORE letting you have the vehicle - the discs on mine were ever so slightly worn when I saw it before purchase, I mentioned that I'd probably be in need of new discs in a year or so's time, so they fitted new pads and discs BEFORE I collected (only just, by minutes!)Rob Smith
Silver rools OK
I have just had a disk damaged either by gravel jammed in it or the it seizing on and have just order a replacement disk from paddock for 20 quid to tide me over until I can get to the mainland to the dealers. they also have set of uprated disks for 99 pounds per pair . worth looking at
they also have set of uprated disks for 99 pounds per pair .
Any details on what is uprated on the disks? - I can understand uprated disk pads (which would be worthwhile at the rate the auto Disco3 eats pads) but not the disks themselves !
They are vented and drilled disks and the pad are high proformance, I am thinking of changing to them as my automatic disco has been chipped and it takes a lot of stopping
Part No. DA4473
Wide aperture grooves. Special disc alloys UNIQUE to EBC. Dimple hole construction. Balanced geometry.
The wider slot actually draws cool air across the pad surface keeping pads and rotors cooler. They also expel dust, dirt and hot gases better than fine slots which eventually fill with rust and scale and become ineffective in our opinion. The blind drilled holes break down surface gases when braking from speed but do not weaken the rotor cross section as can happen with through drilling, thereby lessening the chance of rotors cracking over time and heavy use. All EBC Discs are supplied as pairs.
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
d off if I had to pay to get the brakes fixed.
!
