k9.crazy

Member

• Apr 25, 2016

• #21

Ok great thank you. With the mileage it's done and very little renewed on it, hope it's that as none of that sounds too expensive phew! Thanks.

 

k9.crazy

Member

• Apr 25, 2016

• #22

Thanks for the reply htr, sorry for my ignorance but what 'springs' did you have replaced that were related?

 

Nodge68

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• Apr 25, 2016

• #23

K9.crasy. Were the flexy brake pipes changed as well as the ridged pipes? If not, that's your problem. However the Freelander's brakes can feel a little woolly compared to new car brakes.

 

k9.crazy

Member

• Apr 25, 2016

• #24

Thank you, I've passed all of this on and he's going to check those things for me when he can. Only the rigid brake pipes were changed, so that may be an answer.

 

htr

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• Apr 25, 2016

• #25

Springs - when I replaced the main suspension springs, you have to take the shock absorbers off. On the rear wheels you have to disconnect the brake lines to get the shocks off. Meaning that when finished, the brakes have to be reconnected and carefully bled. There is a possibility that I didn't bleed them throughly making my brakes a bit like yours. I decided to have them looked at by a professional.

 

The Mad Hat Man

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LZIR Despatch Agent

• Apr 25, 2016

• #26

dont forget that with injun running - brakes "sink" naturally a bit

 

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Nodge68

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• Apr 25, 2016

• #27

The Mad Hat Man said:

dont forget that without injun running - brakes "sink" naturally a bit

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You mean the brake pedal comes up and goes hard, until the engine is running, when it sinks

 

The Mad Hat Man

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LZIR Despatch Agent

• Apr 25, 2016

• #28

Nodge68 said:

You mean the brake pedal comes up and goes hard, until the engine is running, when it sinks

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very true