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Land Rover Defender 90 Workshop Manual (NAS)20 · Brakes
20 · Brakes

Rear brake pads

Make
Land Rover
Model
Defender 90 Workshop Manual (NAS)
Section
Repair › Rear brake pads
BrakesRear brake pads

REAR BRAKE PADS

Service repair no - 70.40.03

Remove

  1. Remove rear road wheels.
  2. Clean exterior of calipers.
Rear brake pads – Clean exterior of calipers.
  1. Remove pad retaining pins and anti-rattle springs.
  2. Remove brake pads.
  3. Clean exposed parts of pistons, using new brake fluid. Wipe away excess with a lint free cloth.
  4. Using piston clamp LRT-70-500press each piston back into its bore. Ensure that displaced brake fluid does not overflow from reservoir.

Refit

  1. Insert brake pads.
  2. Position pad retaining springs, fit new pins and spread ends.
  3. Apply brake pedal several times to locate pads.
  4. Fit road wheels. 130 Nm, 95 lbf ft.
  5. Check fluid reservoir, top up if necessary, using correct grade of fluid See LUBRICANTS, FLUIDS AND CAPACITIES, Information, Recommended lubricants and fluids

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