Freelander 1 Brakes

Rovergin · Mar 26, 2022

Hello all.
I've just been doing my pads and like all 5 min jobs, it hasn't been.

Long story short I want to replace the guide pins and the retaining bolts for the calipers but can't figure out what set I need as there appears to be two options of both.

When doing the pads I found that the bolts where a little odd. The bottom one was 13mm and easy to get off, however the top ones where pigs and sat somewhere between 11 and 12mm.

Can anyone point me in the right direction for getting replacements?

andyfreelandy · Mar 26, 2022

There are solid guide pins and rubber sleeved. The original set up was one solid and one rubber in each side. No one knows why!
They both fit OK as long as they are for post 2001 cars.
I use the solid ones on all 4 as they don't end up binding or jamming like the rubber ones.
Will look out a link for you.
Usually the bolts come with the guides, they are patch bolts with locking compound on.

Rovergin · Mar 26, 2022

andyfreelandy said:
There are solid guide pins and rubber sleeved. The original set up was one solid and one rubber in each side. No one knows why!
They both fit OK as long as they are for post 2001 cars.
I use the solid ones on all 4 as they don't end up binding or jamming like the rubber ones.
Will look out a link for you.
Usually the bolts come with the guides, they are patch bolts with locking compound on.

Amazing thank you.

andyfreelandy · Mar 26, 2022

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-FRONT...2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

These are as fitted 2001 onwards, looks like the solid ones are pre-2001 for the solid discs. They are the same length but best advice would be to go for the standard fitment.

andyfreelandy · Mar 26, 2022

Key thing with the rubber sleeve is to clean the caliper socket hole and only use the correct rubber grease supplied. Anything else causes swelling of the slider rubber and a sticky brake.

Rovergin · Mar 26, 2022

Thank you. I've ordered straight away.

J_D · Mar 28, 2022

andyfreelandy said:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-FRONT...2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

These are as fitted 2001.

Another useful link, ordered ready for next brake change. Thanks

Rovergin · Apr 15, 2022

Thanks all who posted, I bought that set and did the change over, totally changed the brking characteristics for the better.

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