Workshop Manuals Factory service & repair Land Rover
01 02 AMENDMENT INSTRUCTION SHEET03 INTRODUCTION04 GENERAL SPECIFICATION DATA05 ENGINE TUNING DATA06 GENERAL FITTING REMINDERS07 MAINTENANCE08 ENGINE09 FUEL SYSTEM10 COOLING SYSTEM11 MANIFOLD AND EXHAUST SYSTEM12 CLUTCH13 MANUAL GEARBOX14 TRANSFER GEARBOX15 PROPELLER SHAFTS16 REAR AXLE AND FINAL DRIVE17 FRONT AXLE AND FINAL DRIVE18 STEERING19 FRONT SUSPENSION20 REAR SUSPENSION21 BRAKES22 WHEELS AND TYRES23 CHASSIS AND BODY24 HEATING AND VENTILATION25 AIR CONDITIONING26 WIPERS AND WASHERS27 ELECTRICAL28 INSTRUMENTS
Land Rover 300Tdi Defender21 · BRAKES
21 · Brakes

REAR BRAKE DISC

Make
Land Rover
Model
Defender 300Tdi Defender
Section
REAR BRAKE DISC
BRAKESREAR BRAKE DISC
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70

BRAKES

14

REPAIR

REV: 09/97

15. Coat a new wiper seal with brake fluid and fit to

new seal retainer. Slide assembly, seal first, over
protruding piston into bore recess.

16. Using special tool LRT-70-500 - piston clamp,

press home seal retainer and piston.

Mounting inboard piston

17. Carry out same procedure as for removing and

fitting outboard piston and seals, instructions 8 to
16.

Fit calipers and pads to vehicle

18. Fit caliper to axle, tighten 2 bolts evenly to

82

Nm (60 lbf/ft).

19. Connect brake pipe to caliper. Tighten to

15 Nm

(11 lbf/ft).

20. Remove clamp from flexible brake hose.

21. Insert pads and retaining springs, secure in

position with new retaining pins and spread ends
or fit new split pins, depending on vehicle model.
Note correct position of retaining springs on 90
models.

22. Bleed brake system

See Brake System Bleed .

23. Press brake pedal firmly several times to locate

pads.

24. Fit road wheels, remove axle stands. Finally

tighten road wheel nuts to correct torque:
Alloy wheels -

130 Nm (96 lbf/ft)

Steel wheels -

100 Nm (80 lbf/ft)

Heavy duty wheels -

170 Nm (125 lbf/ft)

25. Road test vehicle. Note new brake pads require

’bedding-in’, for several hundred miles before
brakes are at maximum efficiency.

REAR BRAKE DISC

Service repair no - 70.10.11.

Remove

1. Remove rear hub assembly

See REAR AXLE

AND FINAL DRIVE, Repair, Rear hub
assembly 
.

2. Remove disc bolts.
3. Remove disc from rear hub.

Refit

4. Fit disc to rear hub.
5. Fit disc bolts. Tighten to

73 Nm (54 lbf/ft).

6. Check total disc run out, this must not exceed

0,15 mm (0.006 in). If necessary reposition disc.

7. Fit rear hub assembly

See REAR AXLE AND

FINAL DRIVE, Repair, Rear Hub Assembly .

Disc reclamation

8. Check disc thickness. This dimension may be

machined to minimum thickness of 12 mm.
Machine equal amounts off each face.

NOTE: The brake disc MUST BE renewed if
the minimum running thickness stamped
on the disc is recorded.

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