| Rear brake calliper sticking | |
Very interesting to read the numerous threads on this as I have been getting three symptoms of something amiss.
1. Funny smell around rear offside corner after journeys.
2. Squeezing from rear grades on reversing.
3. Wheel vibration.
4. Hot hub on rear offside corner.
I took the rear offside wheel off today and first checked the handbrake by backing it off completely. This made no difference to the rest on the disk.
I then stuck a prybar between the pad and the disk and levered the pad away from the disk. This freed the wheel up immediately. I also noticed the pads were heavily worn and that much of the paint from the discs hub had burnt off.
A quick test drive to get up to speed without using the foot brake and no sign of e wheel vibration
Looks like the well reported sticking calliper problem as all the hoses have already been replaced so not flow return problem. Will replace both rears next weekend. 2014 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography & 2015 3.0SDV6 HSE Lux Discovery 4
2005 4.2 Supercharged Vogue SE & 2011 3.0SDV6 HSE Discovery 4
2002 4.4 Vogue
2000 4.6 Vogue
2011 Discovery 4 3.0 HSE
2015 Discovery 4 HSE Lux
2010 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE
2009 Freelander 2 TD4.e 2009
1992 Mercedes 300D
1986 Renault 2.1 Turbo D
1976 Morris Marina 1.8
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9th Mar 2014 8:03pm
