1996 Land Rover Defender Worshop Manual 300 Tdi

70
BRAKES
FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS
WARNING: Do not separate caliper halves
Service repair no - 70.55.05
Service repair no - 70.55.16
7.  Clean outer surfaces of caliper using aerosol
brake cleaner.
Before starting repair refer to general brake service
practice  See  General Brake Service Practice .
Remove
1.
Remove front road wheels.
8.
Using special tool LRT-70-500, clamp pistons in
inboard half of caliper. Gently, keeping fingers
clear, and with CAUTION, apply air pressure to
fluid inlet port to expel pistons. It is unlikely that
pistons will expel at same time, regulate rate
with a suitable piece of wood between
appropriate piston and caliper.
9.
Finally remove pistons, identifying them with
their respective bores.
10.
Remove wiper seal retainer by inserting a blunt
screwdriver between retainer and seal. Pry
retainer carefully from mouth of bore.
Taking care not to damage seal grooves, extract
wiper seal and fluid seal.
Clean bores, pistons and seal grooves using
clean brake fluid only. If caliper or pistons are
corroded, or their condition is not perfect, new
parts must be fitted.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Expose flexible brake hose by moving coiled
protective covering.
Using a recognised hose clamp, clamp hose to
prevent loss of brake fluid.
Disconnect rigid brake pipe from flexible hose,
seal exposed ends to prevent ingress of dirt.
Remove split pin, retaining pins and springs,
withdraw pads. If refitting pads, identify them for
assembly to original locations.
11.
12.
6.
Remove 2 bolts and withdraw caliper from swivel
housing.
10
REPAIR
Product Specification
CategoriesLand Rover, Land Rover Defender
Tags
Model Year1996
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- 450 pages
Document TypeWorkshop Manual
LanguageEnglish
Product NameDefender 300 Tdi
Product BrandLand Rover
Document File TypePDF
Publisherlandrover.com
Wikipedia's Pagehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover
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