Sorry chaps haven't posted in ages but the L322 has been working.
2005, L322, TD6, the rear passenger brake disc has been found to pretty hot around 300 degrees C and a smell of burning Landie,. Disassembling the brake pads, greasing up the brake pins and pushing the piston in and out cured it. Until a few weeks later it reoccurred, not having time to fix it I tried turning off the DSC and it hasn't happened since, until one night I got home and the wheel was roasting, but that time I forgot to turn off the DSC.
I presume it's a sticking caliper but I have had sticking calipers before on Jags, involving massive heat, a car that pulls to the side and cannot be driven far. but this time the wear is different the pads are really worn down on the heating side as if pressure is being applied, no really massive heat and no pulling to the side. Also the vehicle can be easily be pushed in neutral and will roll down a slight hill.
Now it could be a coincidence that it only happened with the DSC on but it has never happened with the DSC off, there is no flashing of the DSC light to point to the DSC operating. I have got the parts to replace the calipers and pads. My question, is it possible this is not just a sticking caliper but some sort of strange DSC ETC fault. I don't want to replace pads etc to have them eaten up again, I will drive home tomorrow with the DSC on and see if the heating occurs.
That's all I have for now, happy Crimbo.
2005, L322, TD6, the rear passenger brake disc has been found to pretty hot around 300 degrees C and a smell of burning Landie,. Disassembling the brake pads, greasing up the brake pins and pushing the piston in and out cured it. Until a few weeks later it reoccurred, not having time to fix it I tried turning off the DSC and it hasn't happened since, until one night I got home and the wheel was roasting, but that time I forgot to turn off the DSC.
I presume it's a sticking caliper but I have had sticking calipers before on Jags, involving massive heat, a car that pulls to the side and cannot be driven far. but this time the wear is different the pads are really worn down on the heating side as if pressure is being applied, no really massive heat and no pulling to the side. Also the vehicle can be easily be pushed in neutral and will roll down a slight hill.
Now it could be a coincidence that it only happened with the DSC on but it has never happened with the DSC off, there is no flashing of the DSC light to point to the DSC operating. I have got the parts to replace the calipers and pads. My question, is it possible this is not just a sticking caliper but some sort of strange DSC ETC fault. I don't want to replace pads etc to have them eaten up again, I will drive home tomorrow with the DSC on and see if the heating occurs.
That's all I have for now, happy Crimbo.