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Appleby

Member Since: 03 Apr 2012
Location: Bristol
Posts: 74

New calipers

Hello everyone!

While replacing both of my front wheel bearings yesterday I took the opportunity to have a good look at my front brakes as the car has pulled to one side a little under breaking a couple of times recently. I have pistons well and truly seized on both calipers (others pulled the dust covers with them when I clamped the free pistons and pressed the brake pedal) so it's definitely new calipers time. I was going to replace the discs as well so I may as well do a full overhaul of the brakes.

Having searched it seems that I can swap my standard solid disks for vented if I change the calipers to vented as well. The price difference seems very small so is there any reason not to go vented? I was looking at getting AP Lockheed calipers as a like for like swap?

Any issue to doing this? The should be a direct swap right?

24th Dec 2017 10:27am

Baz8046

Member Since: 08 Feb 2016
Location: Chatham
Posts: 81

Yes a good mod and definitely worth doing whilst you are changing the calipers anyway as it is low cost.
Standard brakes are ok but the vented discs dissipate the heat quicker so are less likely to overheat. Defender Td5 Commercial 2002
Range Rover L322 TDV8 Westminster 2012
Discovery 4 SDV6 Landmark 2016

24th Dec 2017 10:45am

Appleby

Member Since: 03 Apr 2012
Location: Bristol
Posts: 74

Great news!

I'll get all the bits ordered. I needed to flush and replace the brake fluid anyway. While I've got it all apart I may treat it to some braided brake lines to top it all off.

24th Dec 2017 11:08am

cobra_mark

Member Since: 17 Feb 2015
Location: West Yorks
Posts: 213

2000 Defender 90 300 Tdi SW Barolo Black

Check the insurance angle they look for any excuse not to pay out.

24th Dec 2017 11:12am

pj2106

Member Since: 20 Dec 2012
Location: Huntingdon AKA The Shire
Posts: 1500

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Stornoway Grey

Worth checking companies like tmd/irb who do big brake upgrades to see if they have any take off which would be discs and calipers td5 and Puma are the same and might be a cheaper way to do it 2008 110 2.4 XS Utility (Hagrid)
2002 90 TD5 Hardtop (Sully) Sold
1998 300TDi D1 (Billy) Sold

24th Dec 2017 1:27pm

Appleby

Member Since: 03 Apr 2012
Location: Bristol
Posts: 74

Well everything arrived and I started fitting today in the cold!

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However I now have the issue the brake pipes are well seized into the old calipers. I'm going to wreck them getting the out so it's time for new ones. While I do is it worth going for braided brake lines as well?

Goodrich, Hel or someone else? (Also can someone link me to a kit for fronts and rears on a td5 non ABS?)

20th Jan 2018 7:14pm

bankz5152

Member Since: 02 Feb 2017
Location: South London/North Kent
Posts: 2161

Well worth braided lines, got for +2s for a little extra length.

Got goodridge on mine, very good. You need the 3 pipe kit.

20th Jan 2018 7:27pm

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