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| keith Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2212  
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The 2 calliper bolts, ( 13mm 12point ) at the rear. The upper one is impossible to get out because of the spring. What size socket is needed please. ( Length )
Keith |
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3rd May 2020 7:30pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8032  
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Do you run out of bite due to heat or run out of servo assistance with repeat braking?
If the former than you need means of disapting the heat better. If latter then you need a bigger servo. Do brakes start off with good bite? Cheers James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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3rd May 2020 7:49pm |
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| bear100 Member Since: 22 Mar 2010 Location: South Wales Posts: 1917  
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Ive just fitted the LOF powerspec kit on mine (the rears going in tomorrow) and the quality is fantastic, there are really good reviews around with them and they are priced very well too 2016 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 TDV8
2010 110 XS Utility 2.4TDCI 2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 (gone) 2007 Discovery HSE TDV6 (gone) 1993 110 csw 200 tdi (gone) 1994 90 HT 300 tdi (gone) 1994 discovery 300tdi (gone) 90 hybrid 3.5 v8 (gone) Range rover bobtail 3.5 v8 (gone) |
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3rd May 2020 8:06pm |
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| Mdm Member Since: 11 Sep 2013 Location: Sunny Lancashire Posts: 1600 
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assuming your callipers are in good order then new vented drilled / grooved discs all round with a higher temp brake pad will improve things. more so when the brakes are warm
Downsides are noise when cold sometimes plus faster pad wear. you can upgrade to higher temp brake fluid which helps as well but isn't cheap. bigger callipers up front and bigger discs work better but are far from cheap. swapping the servo is possible as well but again a lot of work and cost if you compare to fast road cars then i tend to keep std callipers and upgrade the fluid and pads and whn the discs wear out fit better quality and spec ones  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge |
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3rd May 2020 8:11pm |
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| Jeebs Member Since: 23 Oct 2015 Location: North West Posts: 197 
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I recently swapped my original 1995 calipers for 4 pot vented 110 calipers and a nice new set of 2 pot calipers on the back. Due to lockdown I haven’t been able to bed them in properly yet, but it’s made a huge difference.
It may be because the inside pots on the calipers weren’t even causing the pads to contact the disks 😅 |
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3rd May 2020 8:35pm |
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| keith Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2212
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Fitting new discs today and oops...
 
Threaded the brake pipe nipple. Click image to enlarge |
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3rd May 2020 8:39pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8032
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Now that is a pain. Personally I would make up a new copper one from t piece. Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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4th May 2020 8:48pm |
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| keith Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2212
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Yep one piece new. Super tit I am. Shouldn't have taken the pipe out at all. Should've kept it and calliper together and simply tied it up outa the way. Hindsight is a great thing eh. I don't have the tools or parts so it's off to the repair garage, oh and a bill
Keith |
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4th May 2020 9:12pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8032
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buy them online prob £30 for kit and some pipe reuse one fitting and buy one new one. Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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7th May 2020 8:10pm |
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| Mdm Member Since: 11 Sep 2013 Location: Sunny Lancashire Posts: 1600
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Click image to enlarge 110 brake upgrade |
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8th May 2020 12:46pm |
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| Hufflepuff Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: Hampshire Posts: 727  
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Hello Keith, For the unenlightened amongst us (me), what went wrong there? For the life of me I'm not seeing the problem in the photo, no doubt it will be obvious once you point it out. 2005 Td5 90 XS 1989 V8 110 CSW |
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8th May 2020 4:15pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17386 
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Stripped the thread on the nipple, by the looks of it.
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8th May 2020 4:42pm |
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| Hufflepuff Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: Hampshire Posts: 727
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Ah ok thanks Blackwolf, the thread looked OK to me from about 5mm up in the image. 2005 Td5 90 XS
1989 V8 110 CSW |
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8th May 2020 5:24pm |
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| keith Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2212
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Sugerpuff.
The nipple threads all the way down but as you see I've stripped it. ( the smooth shiny with no threads ) Amateur  it shouldn't have been out at all but simply kept in the calliper and tied up outa the way. I got lucky As I could easily have stripped the calliper thread also and then need needed new one also.
So be careful. Keith |
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8th May 2020 7:03pm |
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