davek101
Member Since: 11 Dec 2014
Location: Warwickshire
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| Rear drums and disk query |
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I hope someone can help clarify a query for me. I've had my Discovery4 to the dealer today for a squeak from the rear brakes. They have stripped the brakes and found the rear handbrake shoes have disintegrated and need replacing. They are saying that this has scored the disks and these need to be replaced.
Can anyone confirm if this is correct? I assumed the handbrake drum and shoes were separate from the break disk.
Also, as the car is under LandRover warranty should this be covered or is it excluded as a wear and tear part?
Thanks
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 16th Jul 2015 7:24 pm |
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Discogaz
Member Since: 17 Mar 2014
Location: Bracknell
Posts: 1399
 
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The parking brake pads apply pressure to the inside of the rear disks so yes, you do need to replace them to sort the issue.
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| 16th Jul 2015 7:44 pm |
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MrH
Member Since: 08 Aug 2007
Location: lost in the forest
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If you getting new discs make sure they also replace the pads. LRs are a fond memory, apart from the maintenance.
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| 16th Jul 2015 7:48 pm |
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DDDad
Member Since: 10 Jan 2015
Location: Angus
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Sadly, it's all too familiar a story! The discs are top-hat-shaped. The hand brake (EPB) is a drum brake with shoes inside the 'top' of the hat. The brim of the hat is the disc brake, with pads pressed onto the outside by a conventional calliper.
If the car is new, I would argue that it's been standing in wet conditions and this had caused the corrosion. Otherwise, new discs, shoes and pads should (if done properly) set you right.  Went for a job as a human cannonball. Not the right calibre.
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| 16th Jul 2015 7:49 pm |
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