200 Tdi 110 defender brakes

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Dex

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Disks on the front, drums on the back. Just how bad should the brakes be? It passed a MOT; not sure how. or am i just expecting too much from them?
 
Mine is a 300tdi 110, disks all round. Its diabolical. I may as well be rubbing chickens against the disks instead of break pads. Am doing disks, flexis/calipers all round to see if that makes a difference. Checked out the Master cylinder it seems ok. I have to pump (the brakes...) twice before any deceleration happens. It to has an MOT - No idea how! Have driven other landies and none have been great, but there again, none have been this bad!

Whoever designed those securing bolts on the calipers should be taken out, beaten with a brick then shot for good measure. I spent all of sunday taking them out, each one was pre-rounded for my pleasure.

I share your pain!
 
when was the fluid last changed? it absorbes moisture which cannot compress hence why you get ineffective barking or brake fade. change the fluid and bleed the system thoroughly.

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Kennymac said:
Mine is a 300tdi 110, disks all round. Its diabolical. I may as well be rubbing chickens against the disks instead of break pads. Am doing disks, flexis/calipers all round to see if that makes a difference. Checked out the Master cylinder it seems ok. I have to pump (the brakes...) twice before any deceleration happens. It to has an MOT - No idea how! Have driven other landies and none have been great, but there again, none have been this bad!

Whoever designed those securing bolts on the calipers should be taken out, beaten with a brick then shot for good measure. I spent all of sunday taking them out, each one was pre-rounded for my pleasure.

I share your pain!
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as Griff says about the quality of your brake fluid but also check your wheel bearing play as i have found with my Disco it is very fussy on bearing play ie. any at all and the brakes require a couple of pumps to bring the brakes up to a respectable level of retardation.
 
standard disc front drum rear 110 brakes should be able to stop you fully loaded from 80 mph without fade and hard enough to hang you in the seatbelt I know mine does :cool: :eek:
 
Ahh, fluid & bleeding was the first things to be done before throwing money at it. Local garage man assured me Master cylinder was ok. Will check the bearings tho, I thought they felt ok, but I know a man who'll be able to tell me for definite.
 
the standard breaks on my old 110 are sharp, only prob is that the back wheels will lock up under very hard breaking or on loose surfaces, other than that they would be happy to introduce my face with the windscreen!:eek:
 
tacr2man said:
standard disc front drum rear 110 brakes should be able to stop you fully loaded from 80 mph without fade and hard enough to hang you in the seatbelt I know mine does :cool: :eek:
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I'd get the same results from running into the back of a fiesta
 
Will strip them down at some point; just wanted to know what to expect from them. Personally I think everyone should drive with brakes like that, the roads would a safer place; no reliance on technology; you have to plan ahead and stay awake.
 
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