Dorsetfreelander Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I have a TD4 auto 04 reg Freelander, 44K miles. About 6 weeks ago it failed it's MOT because of worn discs. These were replaced by the garage (and the pads). I duly went through the process over the next 500 miles of braking gently to bed the pads in but recently I noticed brake judder and went back to the garage. They have fitted another set of new discs (at no charge) and said that the others had signs of blueing possibly from overheating. I had two manual freelanders before this one and neither wore their discs down in 80K+ miles. Has anyone else got experience of front brake wear on auto freelanders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Ours had x2 sets under warranty, nothing special happened they just warped and the dealer had the car back to replace them whilst investigating the ABS/HDC lights coming on intermittently. The receptionist (Taunton L/R)actually asked me if we brake more than normal I replied yes every time I wanted to slow down. I then asked for the manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Nothing to do with Freelanders, but recently I have become perturbed by tales told of replacement discs being required for MoTs - I am beginning to wonder if it is being used as a tasty little earner since the average driver will immediately opt for replacement without argument when told that their discs are worn. One chap at work has told me with confidence that 'front discs only last around 20,000 miles - and he is a careful family driver... Is it perhaps that modern cars have smaller/lighter discs to start with? (weight saving = fuel economy). Or perhaps it's to do with ABS? (although I don't see how). Or could it be sliding calipers? Whatever it is, they certainly appear to wear out a lot quicker nowadays that they ever did in my past... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorsetfreelander Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 Nothing to do with Freelanders, but recently I have become perturbed by tales told of replacement discs being required for MoTs - I am beginning to wonder if it is being used as a tasty little earner since the average driver will immediately opt for replacement without argument when told that their discs are worn. One chap at work has told me with confidence that 'front discs only last around 20,000 miles - and he is a careful family driver... Is it perhaps that modern cars have smaller/lighter discs to start with? (weight saving = fuel economy). Or perhaps it's to do with ABS? (although I don't see how). Or could it be sliding calipers? Whatever it is, they certainly appear to wear out a lot quicker nowadays that they ever did in my past... I believe that modern pads are harder than the asbestos ones of the past and that this leads to greater disc wear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viorelluta Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I believe that modern pads are harder than the asbestos ones of the past and that this leads to greater disc wear. well, regardless the reason, definitely is a trend to replace discs at much shorter intervals than 10 years ago... and this costs us a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich42 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 When we bought our freelander about 2 years ago, the disks had about1-2mm of wear in them. I was advised they needed replacing so, I bought so pattern disks and new pads and they were changed at a service. The original pads still had a few mm of wear left. The car had done about 30 000mls at that point. Now the mileage is upto 46000 and you can now feel some disk wobble when you put your foot lightly on the pedal. Braking is still OK and there is plenty of pad wear left. There is minimal wear on the disk also. Would this mean my disks have warped a bit? Regards, Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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