freelandie71

Active Member

• Sep 2, 2013

• #1

Hi all. When changing a drop link at the weekend I noticed that the brake where wearing down unevenly. So after an inspection the bottom slider had stiffened up. I manage to tap it out and found that the grease had gone hard, so cleaned it up. For now I put copper grease in and slides fine. Will this grease be ok or should I be using another type.

On another note I now need new brake pads. Go for genuine and green stuff?. Marty

 

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rhodie

Active Member

• Sep 2, 2013

• #2

i replaced mine there pritty cheap

 

teddywood1

Well-Known Member

• Sep 2, 2013

• #3

usually buy cheap pay twice I use mintex

 

Last edited: Sep 3, 2013

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rhodie

Active Member

• Sep 2, 2013

• #4

i mean cheap as not to expensive compared to most thing that fook up on a freelander

 

Hippo

Lord Hippo

• Sep 2, 2013

• #5

I had a similar problems. I bought LR new ones and they came with some grease. Link below. I found that the rubber tube on the end of the pin started to allow the pin to move through it, which meant the wider part of the pin went in the tube, and it all got stuck in the guide pin hole. Hence buying new pins and realising just how bad my old ones were.

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f9/fornt-brake-lower-guide-pin-stuck-191397.html

 

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courierdude

New Member

• Sep 3, 2013

• #6

copperslip will bake and go hard once its heated up a little. i know people put it all over brakeparts but its not a good idea on the sliders.

 

Bromsgrove Defender

Well-Known Member

• Sep 3, 2013

• #7

courierdude said:

copperslip will bake and go hard once its heated up a little. i know people put it all over brakeparts but its not a good idea on the sliders.

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Less is more

All over brake parts :screaming_bug_eye_f :jaw: :faint2: :crazy: :clock:

 

Nodge68

Well-Known Member

• Sep 3, 2013

• #8

I always use CV joint grease in the slides. The Freelander uses a rubber anti squeak section one slide, with age the rubber swells causing sticking. I swap to the Rover slides as they don't have the rubber section.

 

freelandie71

Active Member

• Sep 3, 2013

• #9

Thanks for the replies. For what the price is ill get I new set of pins. As I now need new pads as a result of the uneven ware ill give them a bit of a service while I am at it. Thanks guys.

 

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JRNORWAY

Active Member

• Sep 4, 2013

• #10

Nodge68 said:

I always use CV joint grease in the slides. The Freelander uses a rubber anti squeak section one slide, with age the rubber swells causing sticking. I swap to the Rover slides as they don't have the rubber section.

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From which Rover model are your slides?

 

Nodge68

Well-Known Member

• Sep 4, 2013

• #11

JRNORWAY said:

From which Rover model are your slides?

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I've got ZS180 slides in my Freelander but I'm sure that they are all the same size. I tend to do away with all the anti rattle shims on the pads too as long term they cause binding.