Land Rover Discovery 3 Front Brake Discs and Brake Pads Replacement - FULL DETAIL

[@DetroitLimey]

Always wash the rotor with soap and water then rinse off with brake clean. Rotors are shipped with rust preventative that can help glaze the pads if left on. Make sure to test drive and burnish pads with 20-30 25mph slow controlled stops before driving on main roads.

[@LandRoverDrive]

Hey @DetroitLimey and great input! You only make the videos better with these comments, so thank you! I usually do a quick wash with break cleaner before I put them on. Should have made it a point in the video. And I do a short drive around where I lice, 30km/h sone and test before heading out on a highway test drive. Again, very good points and thanks for pointing it out. 👍 Best, Simon.

[@LandRoverDrive]

OVERLAND BUILD is finally starting, even with a small step like this. But I think a good platform is important before starting on the mods. 👍🙂 I hope you like the video and be sure to hit me up with a comment on what you think and if you have any questions. Best, Simon. 🙂🤙

[@DanielHeini]

Excellent video! Very good step by step work. Right at the same time because I have to do it on my D4 the next few month, think it looks pretty similar on the D4 :-D Regards Daniel

[@LandRoverDrive]

@@DanielHeini Thank you so much! :) I was afraid to add LR3, Discovery 4, LR4 and Sport to the title because even though they are pretty similar the partsnumber, and spanner/socket sizes are not the same. The Discovery 3 that don't have the upgraded brakes/brembo uses some other sizes but not sure which. But as you say, process is pretty much the same and the components would be pretty similar. I did not have time to clean the hub properly so I would add that to your TODO list. :) Thanks again Daniel! 👍🙂

[@aramakaraka]

Hey mate, great video! I recently bought my first discovery 3 this year here in New Zealand and these videos are great for someone like me to get up to speed on how to maintain it. Look forward to the next instalment :)

[@LandRoverDrive]

Welcome aboard! 👍🙂 Will be a lot more Discovery videos forward so stay tuned. Congrats with the new Disco, I hope it will do you well and take you on many great trips. I love it and it's going to be around for a long time. New video with the rear brakes is now out. Will continue on that this week with the EPB-module fix after that. 👍🙂

[@timwilliams2343]

Super helpful video - and I wish the mechanic before me had thought to use copper grease on the disc retaining bolts. I needed to use an impact screwdriver.

[@LandRoverDrive]

Hey Tim and thank you for letting know! It's always great to hear that the videos are helpful. 👍😊 I try to use copper grease on everything that I wan't to come loose later, and have maybe taken it to far some times. 😂

[@bautiramada]

Amazing content dude. Thx for the details! I’ll service my D3 brakes by myself! Bought some brembo discs n pads! 💪🏻💪🏻 Cheers

[@LandRoverDrive]

Thank you so much for letting me know! Glad the videos could help. And how good a feeling is it to fix it your self! 👌😊

[@bautiramada]

@@LandRoverDrive Thank you!!! We share a common overlandin’ spirit, LR3, and young daughters that love to bask around the landy while I’m working on it 😁😁😁💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 Looking fwd to see more content 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@LandRoverDrive]

@@bautiramada Nice and that’s great to hear. 👍😊 LR3, so you got the petrol engine?

[@bautiramada]

@@LandRoverDrive actually no… it’s a 2005 TDV6 2.7 HSE

[@bautiramada]

@@LandRoverDrive btw, 4 discs and 8 pads in place. What a difference. Cleaned the hand brake shoes and sensors. All works like a charm.

[@alpal482]

When jacking do I need to consider the air suspension? I’ve seen Audi’s that need to be on a particular setting or the coils pop out.

[@LandRoverDrive]

Sorry for the late reply, nothing on the D3's suspension will "pop out". You can set it into build mod so it won't move, or pull the suspension ecu fuse, in the engine buy, number 26 I think, to get the same result, but not necessary. 😊

[@patricioortega7234]

Nice video, what is the diameter of the rotor? Because I have seen spare parts for LR3 from 317 mm to 350 mm.

[@LandRoverDrive]

It sure, but there is a difference between the cars, some have uprated brakes. Discovery 3, diesel, up to 2008/2009 ish has smaller brakes, can fit the original 17” rims. From 2009 I think they get bigger. The LR3 with the V8 I’m not sure of, it maybe got bigger brakes due to the bigger engine. 😊 Get your win number and Google land Rover vin number explinstion or something and you can punch in your vin and get the build history.

[@patricioortega7234]

@@LandRoverDrive Understood, thank you very much for the information, it is an excellent channel. Greetings from Ecuador

[@LandRoverDrive]

Ecuador, that is so cool! 👍 And thank you so much, it's really great to hear. 😊 Best from Norway, Simon. 🏔️🇳🇴

[@maelchapeau2505]

Hi Simon ! I’m watching your videos from France and I really love them 🙂 I have a 07’ Tdv6 Disco « Camper » from Danemark, and i have quite the same overlanding project as you, with some some mechanical update too before i start the preparation… I saw you have like me quite a lot of rust under your Disco, do you plan to make a vid about the treatment of this ? Thank’s 😉

[@LandRoverDrive]

Hey and thanks for watching! Appreciate the kind words. And man, France looks like a great place to go overlanding with all the roads and mountains. Will have to go there at some point. Yeah, there are some surface rust and it needs to be handled and I need to prepare it for the winter this year. Not sure if I can manage to make a video about it but my plan is to get it oiled up with fluid film or something simular. I usally hande the rust spots when I'm fixing things, as you can see when I changed the compressor air reservoir. Wish you the best with your build. I'm really excited about the time forward, it's something special about building up your own overland rig. Best. Simon

[@maelchapeau2505]

@@LandRoverDrive France is a reaalllyy good place for overlanding if you stay far away from big cities and popular costs 🙂 Thank’s for your answer about the rust, and i wish you the best for the « overland conversion » of you Disco 🙂 See you ! 😉

[@GaetanoCostanza]

Ebc brakes are better red stuff ceramic and performance discs.

[@LandRoverDrive]

Okay, performance wise I'm guessing. How you had the in the dirt? I need a all round brake set. 😊