Rear Brake Service - Land Rover Discovery 3 and 4 

Sunday wouldn't be a Sunday with out a video 👍👍

Simply marvellous both of you thanks for all the efforts to bring this amazingly interesting content to us.

Brilliant as ever , your so thorough ( better than garage would do) love you two!

I love this channel. The back and forth banter is so cute

Thank you guys give’s confidence to tackle jobs would never normally do ❤

I used a screw extractor for the first time to remove my Haldex gen 1 screw and replace the Haldex Control oil. I'm so happy as I failed initially by buying a thread tap, thinking it was the same thing. It was a nightmare to me. Thank you for inspiring me. Greetings from Auckland.

Thanks for the video, very helpful.

Awesome as always..

Thanks guys, another useful video.👍🏼

Always enjoy watching your videos!

You guys are great Vera running the floor jack like a boss great stuff wiper blade and chainsaw conflict at the end a classic kudos Christian nailed it like a boss back to my saw lol

I referred to your video constantly when I was doing my rear brakes before going on a trip. My two young sons are intrigued when I talk about ‘Christian und Vera’ **whilst doing the accent***

Excellent video thanks.

Great video as always, the tie rap trick on the spring is ingenious! Been using that trick since when doing different Landy (disco’s / rr sport) rear brake repairs!

This is perfect, I'm about to replace all my brakes and rotors will definitely be doing this while I have them out, Thank you!!!

Waiting for the Sunday joys of a video 😀😀😀👍👍👍

Well done guys. I just love you work and fun. Keep up the good work>>Cheers from Downunder.

Great video

Good evening Vera and Christian 😀 Just stopped for the night in my lorry and your video is perfect to start my relaxing evening 👍🏻😍

It’s a good idea to do the stop at 35km occasionally to clean the shoes and the disc’s drum surface… they can corroded and pit if left for years only being activated when parked.

Very informative video.. I didn't know about the bedding in procedure. Regards Peter

Super video and explanation 👍👍

Good maintenance for the D3, great 👏💯

Very nice thank you so much.

Thank you, this is one of my next jobs and will be very helpful!

Hi, another amazing video how to sort your self and the rear brakes out . Thank you both .

Amazing content...greetings from Brazil

Nice little video and I hope you keep them going even if you do get the Grenadier.

Great episode this week guys , shame you have to take one side apart again to replace the wheel bearing. Bodsy’s brake Bible is the best guide on how to service the rear brakes ( I know you guys have mentioned it before ) , for diy viewers who would like a pdf download . But it’s much better to see it done like you have just shown , and we all forget to snip off that cable tie . I liked the coffee cups at the end to keep Toyota owners happy , though they must’ve been confused by the rubber mallet , as they are used to using a 5lb hammer or bigger lol ... Looking forward to next Sunday , take care

Swapped complete rear axle on my 90 last week, bought a Disco 1 axle and my mate welded up a truss kit and heavy duty diff pan, then with help from another mate we rebuilt the complete axle with a locking diff. New brakes and calipers with pads fitted as well.

I always take a photo on the wife's iPad of the brake drums to see where the springs go before I do anything , also on disk brakes I always put a tiny bit of copper grease on thank you for the video

Very well done and thanks I actually have done this on my own and it made think why didn’t they just stick to the transmission brake as I have on my defender and series which is so much better!

Wow. That's quite a procedure!

Thank you.

Nice job, as always! BTW, I'm really excited about the future videos you have been hinting at on Instagram...! I can't wait!! 😁

I have some issues with the EPB of my D4 and thought, it might be worth to check for a video on youtube. And big surprise, my favorite LR champs just broadcasted this video today. It seems, I'm a lucky guy. Thanks to Vera and Christian.

When pushing pistons back into the caliper I first loosen the bleed nipple. This avoids the need to draw fluid from the reservoir and avoids pushing fluid from the calliper back into the hydraulic pipes and worse the ABS pump. The fluid in the callipers may have been through many heat cycles and may contain contaminants from corrosion and degraded seals.

What a coincidence! I literally just finished doing the rear brakes on mine last night 😂

Good stress free informative video, and yes it is not a difficult job replacing the brake pads, rotors and parking brake shoes. My son did my rear brakes including the rotors. I watched. My son is an apprentice mechanic. He did my front ones a little while ago. Now the inner front left CV boot is damaged. He will be replacing that also. On my previous vehicles I used to take the old rubber insert off the front wipers and chose the best for the rear - the rear wiper hardly ever got used. Nowadays I replace front & rears at the same time with new ones. Either I was a cheapscate or now couldn't be bothered as new ones are easier 😁

Just done 700 miles in my Disco 3 Absolutely perfect round the mountains of Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 I had a bet with a friend of mine that I will have at least get two or three red lights on the dash before I got back but I can safely say none at all hurrah 😃

Hi, nachdem ich nun eine heiß werdende Bremsscheibe hinten links habe, verstehe ich durch dieses Video was zu tun ist. Vielen Dank für Eure Mühe mit dem Video.

Good video. I always use EBC green stuff discs and pads as standard on all my vehicles, I find them better than oem. But always use genuine accessorie pack (as you found better clips etc).

I think I am going to have to call Christian the Copper Grease Kid. Thanks for the video once again.

Replaced the rear brake pads on my D2. Took all of 20 minutes. No ebrake. I have this lever (handbrake). No electric wear sensors. No bedding procedure. Just drove it.

It's not just LR but I hate these style of in hub handbrake units plus electrical operation, as I say many manufacturers use them but they are not home mechanic friendly. Great video as always guys, Christian is like a TV Haynes manual, all Discovery owners require.... all the best Phil and Louise

Great to catch up with you guys again. When you started the D3 I was like... OMG, That sounds terrible... Then the caption came in that it was before you changed the oil pump lol. 👍See you next week

I saw a video called let’s talk Toyota! It was a very short video mainly of a bloke sitting in his garage drinking tea

Excellent vid...TY. I'm hoping it's the same procedure for an 2012 LR4.

3rd time I watch this video 🏋🏻🏋🏻🏋🏻 Excellent stuff! I am so pumped up that I got myself brand new Brembo discs and pads for Xmas 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻. You think I can tackle this over the weekend? It’ll be my first 😁😁😁 My Disco3 will love it 😁😁😁😁😁 Let’s go!!!!!

Hi guys those brakes are like mine on my 1970 series 2 hope you are both well take care phill&Christine England

I just did the brakes on my Jeep with Powerstops new rotors and pads. Those parking brake shoes are such a pain in the butt to replace and adjust. Jeeps do not have an external adjustment hole for the shoes, so you have to pull the rotor off every time that it needs to be adjusted. I wish mine had that little adjustment hole to finalize the park brake adjustment.

If it was a TOYOTA it would never need brakes replacing as they last forever. Even in the outback here in OZ! I have a late model Toyota Hilux and a Prado across the road from my house and they never break ever ever ever...and they have a hammer and shifter in the glovebox, which does all repair work if required. I think Christian also needs a Tattoo that's says "I LUV TOYOTAS" and "COPPER GREASE" Vera , when Christian is asleep please write in on his arm in large Black sharpie/Nikko pen.......lol It will take at least 3 days for it to fade......Luv your work!

haha I had the same thing. 10 mins to pull apart and clean, an hour to get those fricken handbrake shoe clips back on!!!

In first, I know I'm going to like it

Thanks for another great instruction video. Some great tips. I ve tried looking for the manual you guys print out for your repairs. I can't seem to find it. Any tips on getting the digital copy?

Another great video! Im going to service my LR4 brakes soon, I think with EBC rotors :) Couple things - bedding in would only be required with new parking brake shoes no? as you are preparing the brake pads more then the disk. 2nd - I'm not 100% certain but I believe those brembo brakes are made in China lol, they are the lower end brembo products.

You have a great show here Christian and Vera, I always look forwards to watching, how about doing a special episode titled BR Time?

Another nice video - about to do mine tonight. I am curious about the jacking point - can you clarify whereabouts the jack engages as it looks the best way to get both sides up at once. Many thanks

Well I hope you have better luck with the Brembo discs than I did. They went rusty behind so badly that the steering wheel shook under braking. Took me a while to realise what was wrong. Replaced with Textar coated. Please don't sell the 4. Have you changed the cam and fuel pump belts? Much harder than on the 3, particularly if you have the stop/ start system. The fuel pump belt is timed as it's a two rather than three cylinder pump. Keep up the good work!

That breakin is almost as weird as the old Rover 2000 Drive thru the parking lot in reverse pulling up the emergency brake until it's the right height.

Another great video. Question: On the front brakes, what would cause the disc brake (inner) Dust shields to be coming loose and start to rattle? This recently happened on my Ranger-rover Sport L320. The brake pads and discs themselves, are fine and do not need replacing. For the time being, so that I don’t need to take off the entire disc assembly, I have secured the front Dust shields with 3 strategically placed zip (cable) ties. It seems to have solved the problem. But what caused them to become loose in the first place? The rear disc brake Dust shields and still tightly secured.

Nice solid episode. Why not have a status update on how Fabians rebuilt engine is going?

considerably fewer "Oh My God's" this week ...lol 😁😁

Hi guys. Thank you so much for your videos. Is there a certain procedure to follow in order to put the Electronic Park Brake in service mode on a Land Rover Discovery 4? Do I need a diagnostic tool to do that or is there some or method which I can follow? Thank you in advance.

Cheers guys mine are due for a complete strip down a service and I’ve noticed the caliper rubber has ripped on my drivers side. Can these be replaced? The caliper is only 9 months old.

Good tips in this video. Complicated assembly. Makes you wonder what your average brake and muffler shop would do. Why mark it with white paint if it is 10 clicks? Just as a verification step?

Nice work! Are you guys planning any overland holidays this year?

Hi guys any chance of doing a chain saw video, my son's got one and I haven't on the servicing, cheers. Great vid today, I've got a shotgun and the hand brake pads can be a nightmare

nice !!! so that pre order of Ineos ??

Did Christian fix the wear sensor that he broke? Thanks for the video?

Hi nice video but for Discovery 4 how to put the engine in neutral without the engine running to perform maintenance on the rear brakes ? Thanks

Try ATE next time instead of Brembo its much better and stay clean of rust much longer ;) I like yours content so much that I start watching from clicking Like just realized lol

Was that coffee in the wiper out take?! 😮

Took me a while. to watch after the Ineos bombshell

Please don't use a pair of grips on the caliper piston to retract it, you can leave the old pad in place and press on that with the grips to avoid any damage.

Always gets me… we have metric sockets sets with all metric sockets etc and they give you 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 extensions, ratchets and breaker bars 🤦‍♂️

Why did you pick Brembo brake parts over Jurid or ATE etc, was it price or knowledge of quality?

When replacing the rear rotors do you need to put the park brake in service mode or can you just loosen the sprocket so you can remove the rotor?

Christian, where do you stand on wheel nuts....? Full stainless - not Chinesium - nuts could be an exciting new way to spend money 😅

Is there a reason that the 'barrel adjuster, is at a different 'clock position' on each side? On most cars they are the same (top/ bottom/ etc).

If i was to just change rear discs/rotors and pads do i still need to put the electric hand brake into service mode??...anyone no.. thanks

Is Brembo the OE manufacturer for Land Rover brakes? I need to change mine but not sure which brand to buy :-(. My breaks squeal at the moment (the are Ferodo)

you left out the white shoes, they are lying by the car, I had just 1 1/2 hands to do this, but dismantled 3 weeks ago so i forgot DANKE

Hi Christian and Vera. Excuse my ignorance but what is so special about copper grease? Couldn’t you just use ordinary grease?

My comment seems to have deleted itself so I'll try again. Take a close look at your video and spot the error. Front wheel chocking? 🤔 You had one job Vera 🤣🤣

I will have to do this job soon..... Can I borrow Vera????

on my Toyota the brakes change themselves

Nice i think no shop does the bedding procedure, i can remeber the first time that i pulled the Handbrakeswitch during driving... not a nice experience.

Easier to do on Toyota trust me (DIY”er ) 👍👍

More compulsive LR Time viewing even though I don't own a D3. (Actually own a D2 Td5)

the rear suspension is not too pretty .....

Careful you don't brake anything, OMG.

I respect you I really respect you but I don't understand you!!! Take care.

Great video guys, i hate to be the bearer of bad news but, if you look on the brembo boxes, you will see the country of manufacture is "CHINA" ! Brembo moved their operations to china 2 years ago. Sorry christian.

Christian who in their right mind would design an electric brake in such a way? It’s an abomination! I can’t understand why people love LDs as they do. Apart from being hopelessly over/under engineered they are a money pit to own.

Air shocks? So what? Anyone can put those on. Landrovers are not that fancy. Air leaks out over time. A lift kit is better if you have a true 4x4.