Tom A Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 I've been offered some vented discs & calipers to fit to my 90; the vehicle is used for some heavy towing so I am tempted. However, I am concerned about use off road - is there a problem with the vented disc filling up with mud/clay? My thoughts being that if this is a problem a vented disc is probably worse than a solid one; mud not being a well known conductor of heat! Your opinions and experience would be appreciated, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smo Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 All TD5's had vented front discs, and possibly even older 110's and 130's too - never had a problem with mine, worked perfectly through all sorts of mank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Had vented on my last 3 or 4 90's and 110's, never caused a problem. yes, they will probablky bung up with mud, but whenever i've crawled under mine to do any work, they've always been clear, so i can only assume if they did bung up, once the disc got hot, it dried out the mud, which contracted, and got flung out due to the centrifugal force of the the wheel spinning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 I have vented drilled and slotted on the front of mine. (Doesn't half stop quick !) Vented no probs, I think the same on slots, but drilled tends to bung up with sandy muddy abrasive stuff - makes the pads vanish quicker ! Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porny Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 All TD5's had vented front discs... No they don't Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smo Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 No they don't Ian Ok smartarse All of My TD5's did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 every 90 from 300TDi(94) onwards should have vented fronts fitted, 110's got them earlier (perhaps 200tdi?) i think around 1989 If your TD5 has solid fronts i'd be wondering why as they should have vented disks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hiatt Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 the vehicle is used for some heavy towing so I am tempted. I would be more tempted to look at your trailer brakes if you think you have a problem, if correctly adjusted you should be putting less strain on your Landy brakes when towing than when not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porny Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 every 90 from 300TDi(94) onwards should have vented fronts fitted, 110's got them earlier (perhaps 200tdi?) i think around 1989If your TD5 has solid fronts i'd be wondering why as they should have vented disks! No they don't .... '94 onwards 90's were fitted with the larger callipers (as per 110) but did not have vented disks... My standard '97 90 is non-vented. My 2002/3 spec TD5 doesn't have vented either - and hadn't done many miles before the previous owner wrapped it round a tree... again not modified. A quick search on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Land-Rover-Landrover...1QQcmdZViewItem Again not vented (off a 90) Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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