Member Since: 13 Jul 2014
Location: Toronto
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Brake pedal normal?
All,
2006 Disco (LR) 3 V8 HSE.
My brake pedal feel doesn't feel right to me.
I feel like I have to push about 1/3-1/2 way down before the brakes activate. This does seem normal to me, but the brake pads and discs were replaced about 20k ago, and the brake fluid was flushed 7k ago.
I feel like the brake should "grab" with much less movement of the brake pedal.
Brake pads seem to have lots of life left on them yet.
Should I be looking at the brake hose and lines?
Thank you,ikonw8
2006 Landrover LR3 4.4L V8 HSE
18th Oct 2015 8:38 pm
galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
Posts: 6525
there was a link on here about oil in servo..just a thought
18th Oct 2015 8:56 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
I think as a car the brakes dont have that good a feel initially, of course you could have mechanical issues, but if it has always been like it I doubt it.
18th Oct 2015 9:09 pm
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
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It does sound like a brake booster problem. I always found the V8 brakes to be very responsive. I'm not aware of an issue with oil in the brake servo on petrols though as I thought that was a TDV6 issue?
Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
Member Since: 11 Aug 2013
Location: St Neots
Posts: 903
Sounds like the servo isn't building up enough vacuum. With the engine switched of pump the brakes until the pedal is hard then keep your foot hard down and start the engine. If the pedal drops the servo is working.De-Tango
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18th Oct 2015 10:01 pm
ikonw8
Member Since: 13 Jul 2014
Location: Toronto
Posts: 111
Sydney - I followed your steps, and the servo does seem to be normal.
Robbie - how would the brake booster cause this symptom? Seal or seals failing?
Could old brake hoses be the culprit? I don't believe that they have ever been changed.
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