Epb is used for the hillstart assistant?
A friend of mine had a Citroen Picasso, it had an EPB which was good as his wife was a terrible driver. It was automatic, 5 seconds after coming to a halt the EPB would activate. Pressing the accelerator caused it to release. As with most vehicle electronics, it was fine while it was working until the day his missus stopped at traffic lights in the centre of town and the brake refused to release.
 
Today is rear brakes. See if i can unstick them enough for the mot on weds
Strip properly next week. Bleeding will be fun one handed though, hence just a clean up today
 
Well that's the worst caliper 'done'.
Piston pressed out most of the way, cleaned, greased, pressed back. Not sticking now.

It's a land rover caliper!! Original? Worth just putting a new piston and seals in and keeping the body?
 
Perfectly possible since JLR brake lines rust out in as little a 5 years.
So now you want 2 brake lines to be rusted out (dual circuit) and a total electronic failure?

Come on Data. anybody reading this would thing Range rovers are unreliable πŸ€”

At the end of the day I guess its an owner maintenance issue if it ever got to that point.

New stuff is here and we cant stop it. There are 2 choices.

I remember in my previous life moving heavy wts up and down with a big 5ft crow bar brake handle, then it moved to the joystick.

J
 
Well that's the worst caliper 'done'.
Piston pressed out most of the way, cleaned, greased, pressed back. Not sticking now.

It's a land rover caliper!! Original? Worth just putting a new piston and seals in and keeping the body?

What did the piston actually look like?

J
 
What did the piston actually look like?

J
I've seen worse. Mostly shiny and smooth with a few spots. Not sure if stubborn grime or rust starting, but pretty grim down the middle
It will get me through the MOT then i can strip/fix/replace properly
 
Just given mine a good wash and clean inside aswell and condition seat leathers etc in preparation for its trip to Scotland tomorrow.
 
So now you want 2 brake lines to be rusted out (dual circuit) and a total electronic failure?

Come on Data. anybody reading this would thing Range rovers are unreliable πŸ€”

At the end of the day I guess its an owner maintenance issue if it ever got to that point.

New stuff is here and we cant stop it. There are 2 choices.

I remember in my previous life moving heavy wts up and down with a big 5ft crow bar brake handle, then it moved to the joystick.

J
Dual circuit the brakes may be but when all the fluid departs from the broken pipe, the result is no brakes. Ask me how I know.
 
The other (rhs) piston wasn't sticking, but the lower side pin was stiff. Cleaned up and back together. Again, good till after MOT
Don't know about RR brakes but Powerhouse Automotive in chesterfield do top rate brake seal kits and pistons if needed for bikes. Used them for the Yamaha, the triumph and the Honda. Barely any extra cost over some eBay kits but streets ahead on quality.
 
Just dropped mine off at the garage for them to replace the corroded brake pipes, flush the fluid and re test mot. Fingers crossed it doesn’t develop another sulky issue. BTW. I wiggled the ABS sensor down a bit and the ABS and TCS lights behaved.
 
Went out and hunted down my first proper green lane. A very safe, non scratchy lane with a few large muddy puddles and a fairly damp/wet track. Good fun! The Mrs even enjoyed it!
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