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stevie

Member Since: 16 Sep 2008
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 246

Brake pad wear

Story goes- first set of rear pads at 16k then another set 11k after that then the last set has only gone 6k

Now I know it depends on driving style etc but my vehicle is doing the same amount of towing, off road work etc as it does all the time. Also I don't believe that 6k is an except able amount of mileage for break pads to wear out in.
Also the inside pad is wearing a lot quicker than the outside pad and this is happening on all 4 corners. The front inners wore out and the outers had about half left on. Is this right? The rears are wearing in the same way too.
Anyway I had LR assist out again as I thought this could not be right, they agree its not quite right so had the car recovered to my dealers for them to sort out. It was recovered as the pads had gone metal to metal.
Anyone had this trouble or know what it could be?

14th Mar 2013 7:51pm

stevie

Member Since: 16 Sep 2008
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 246

Forgot to mention one good point, I ve got a nice range rover autobiography 4.4tdv8 to drive whilst they look into the issue

14th Mar 2013 7:54pm

bm52

Member Since: 04 Apr 2010
Location: Kent
Posts: 2189

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Havana

ouch. Mine is on 21k on the original pads and even wear. but i will check them again just to be sure BM52

14th Mar 2013 8:02pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20263

AFAIK mines just turned 30k and on the original set. They do need changing ASAP now tough which I will do. Reason I can't guarantee they are 30k is because I'm the second owner from 13k. But I would be they are original from the factory.

I'd imagine even though I'm no expert the the un-even ware is due to poor alignment with either the calliper or the disk or maybe both. It'd also compromise braking performance too I'd imagine,.

14th Mar 2013 8:08pm

bm52

Member Since: 04 Apr 2010
Location: Kent
Posts: 2189

I was just wondering about the high milers out there who also tow alot like noworries4x4. It would be interesting to hear about their brake pad wear rates BM52

14th Mar 2013 8:34pm

mick

Member Since: 08 Feb 2010
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 2109

2010 Defender 130 Puma 2.4 HCPU Rimini Red

I replace mine every 12 month average 16 k a year the rears wear more than the front as its loaded all the time

And there are a lot of hills round me and my work

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14th Mar 2013 9:06pm

WelshGas

Member Since: 01 Oct 2010
Location: Vale of Glamorgan
Posts: 935

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

34000 miles ( 54400 km ) Original set. Plenty of pad left all round.

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14th Mar 2013 9:57pm

spudfan

Member Since: 10 Sep 2007
Location: Co Donegal
Posts: 4636

2008 110 station wagon, 78,500 kms and still on the origional pads.Last service indicated that the front pads were 50% worn while the rears were 30% worn. 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali
2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu
2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai

14th Mar 2013 10:07pm

Andy Jeff

Member Since: 11 Nov 2012
Location: Suffolk, UK.
Posts: 143

It makes me giggle...whilst mostly used off road and most of that is on a sandy site, my pads have to be replaced 3-4 times a year, that'll be once every thousand miles or so then! The joys of having a Defender solely as a toy!

Andy.

14th Mar 2013 10:20pm

Andy Jeff

Member Since: 11 Nov 2012
Location: Suffolk, UK.
Posts: 143

spudfan wrote:
2008 110 station wagon, 78,500 kms and still on the origional pads.Last service indicated that the front pads were 50% worn while the rears were 30% worn.

Do you ever use the brakes?

Andy.

14th Mar 2013 10:21pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17305

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

Uneven wear across a caliper suggests sticking pistons in the less-worn side.

14th Mar 2013 10:26pm

spudfan

Member Since: 10 Sep 2007
Location: Co Donegal
Posts: 4636

Andy Jeff wrote:
spudfan wrote:
2008 110 station wagon, 78,500 kms and still on the origional pads.Last service indicated that the front pads were 50% worn while the rears were 30% worn.

Do you ever use the brakes?

Andy.

Used mainly by the wife. That makes the brake pad longevity even more impressive.

1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali
2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu
2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai

14th Mar 2013 10:35pm

Regard

Member Since: 08 Dec 2011
Location: RSA
Posts: 251

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 X-Tech LE Orkney Grey

Original pads on 63000km but needs to be changed now.

15th Mar 2013 2:40am

stevie

Member Since: 16 Sep 2008
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 246

Well pick it back up today and the dealer seems to think its within tolerance and so do land rover. According to land rover service specs, if it does a lot of sandy off road work then an inspection is due every 3k. Can't be arsed to keep banging my head against a brick wall and asking why the pads have lasted for less than half the distance than they did when the vehicle was new, even though the driving and work load of the vehicle has not changed.
The dealer has replaced the breakers FOC and we have agreed to inspect the brakes in 3k and assess the situation then.
So I'll update in about 2months.

16th Mar 2013 6:08pm

Toplink

Member Since: 05 Dec 2010
Location: Somerset
Posts: 159

I am assuming the discs are not being changed? As discs wear the will chew pads more.But 6k does seem a little quick.As for the uneven wear this would point to a caliper problem.
My 90 did 60k on fronts and 70 on rears and then only changed them because I had the wheels off. Its never over in my land rover.
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17th Mar 2013 3:15pm

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