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ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
Posts: 4731

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Baltic Blue

Disc handbrake

Has anyone tried one of these:

www.x-eng.co.uk/X-BrakeDef.asp

Is it any good? Does anyone know if it will fit a Puma?

Cheers,
Matt

18th Sep 2011 5:03pm

Happyoldgit

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Location: Norfolk
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18th Sep 2011 5:22pm

LR90XS2011

Member Since: 05 Apr 2011
Location: bickenhill
Posts: 3639

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Galway Green

think it has a different bracket for the PUMA and Ive heard you may have to remove the centre silencer to fit it to a puma, best contact the suppliers/manufacturers DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy

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18th Sep 2011 5:25pm

ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
Posts: 4731

LR90XS2011 wrote:
think it has a different bracket and Ive heard you have to remove the centre silencer to fir it to a puma, best contact the suppliers/manufacturers

Do you mean permanently or just to fit it

18th Sep 2011 5:27pm

LR90XS2011

Member Since: 05 Apr 2011
Location: bickenhill
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was told permanently but as I say best to ask Xeng, alternatively I expect someone will come along and respond whom knows for sure or has one fitted to a PUMA DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy

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18th Sep 2011 5:28pm

ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
Posts: 4731

Cheers. I will ask X-eng tomorrow but if so, I'll never get that through in Germany

18th Sep 2011 5:30pm

Woody3

Member Since: 13 Jan 2010
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 415

1989 Defender 90 200 Tdi HT Bronze Green

If you do a lot of trialling then they are ideal.

However, a well maintained standard handbrake drum is more than adequate for normal off roading

18th Sep 2011 5:31pm

ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
Posts: 4731

Woody3 wrote:
If you do a lot of trialling then they are ideal.

However, a well maintained standard handbrake drum is more than adequate for normal off roading

Yeah but I've got a "slow machine gun" noise when coasting to a halt and the German dealer is pants...
Praying its the handbrake...

18th Sep 2011 5:39pm

Woody3

Member Since: 13 Jan 2010
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 415

Hang on chap...£200 is a fair amount of money for something you aren't 100% sure will cure it, won't it also affect your warranty?

Have you checked that it isn't you propshaft that isn't making the noise?

18th Sep 2011 5:48pm

ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
Posts: 4731

Woody3 wrote:
Hang on chap...£200 is a fair amount of money for something you aren't 100% sure will cure it, won't it also affect your warranty?

Have you checked that it isn't you propshaft that isn't making the noise?

Good point - I am giving the dealer another chance (I have marked the drum to make sure he really does replace it) and will tell him to check the propshaft as well but if the banging continues the only way to get to the bottom of things is to try the disc. I am hoping it won't affect the warranty on most other parts (don't they have to prove I have caused a fault?)

... still got some budget left anyway - wife wanted a Volvo - yeuch

18th Sep 2011 7:04pm

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8580

Speak to Simon at X Eng. He is extremely helpful and backs his gear. We had a slight problem with some of his kit 3 years after fitting it and giving it some abuse. He replaced the items without quibble, so I think Simon is a good bloke to do business with.

We have his brakes fitted to our Disco and 300 TDi 110. Not so far to our Puma but that is a matter of time.

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Quote:

Land Rover 90, 110, 127 Defender
This will fit any 90, 110, 127 from A Reg right up to the new Puma Engined Defenders. It will also fit vehicles fitted with PTO's, Under or Over-drives.
The defender versus Disco / RR versions are just to clear the bodywork. If your truck looks Defender shape - this is the one for you, even if it has Disco or Range Rover running gear.

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18th Sep 2011 7:13pm

TJ101

Member Since: 30 May 2007
Location: Taunton Somerset
Posts: 3748

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

Mail Si at X Eng,, Have known and dealt with him for 8 years or so, since X-Eng more or less started,

The X brake is a good bit of kit,, do a search on here, will come up a few times, have 3 of them fitted at present to various vehicles, but not done the Puma's as yet,,

Tend to agree with Woody thought, you should not have to be spending out, to sort a problem, the dealer should fix,,

PS,, Nowt wrong with a proper Volvo

Your wife has some taste

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18th Sep 2011 7:50pm

ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
Posts: 4731

TJ101 wrote:
Mail Si at X Eng,, Have known and dealt with him for 8 years or so, since X-Eng more or less started,

The X brake is a good bit of kit,, do a search on here, will come up a few times, have 3 of them fitted at present to various vehicles, but not done the Puma's as yet,,

Tend to agree with Woody thought, you should not have to be spending out, to sort a problem, the dealer should fix,,

PS,, Nowt wrong with a proper Volvo Your wife has some taste

Cheers! Spoke to Simon - fantastic bloke - helped me do a calculation of prop speed - 8 revolutions per second at 15 mph - exactly matches banging noise. So problem should be brake drum, prop shaft or transfer box. He suggested taking drum off (and maybe reversing it) and seeing if banging is still there - might do this. Then I can point the dealer in the right direction

19th Sep 2011 3:40pm

Woody3

Member Since: 13 Jan 2010
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 415

Yup...

Firstly take rear propshaft off and go for a drive (obviously stick it in diff lock)

If noise is still there, then take handbrake drum off.

Don't take both off at the same time otherwise you won't be any wiser

19th Sep 2011 3:44pm

amondeggs

Member Since: 06 Mar 2011
Location: Telford
Posts: 452

HI I have one of the x eng disc brakes fitted to my Td5 and really pleased with it. It is great offroad as it does not get clogged with mud nor is performance affected

20th Sep 2011 10:05pm

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