ridger
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- Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Must be something wrong, I put 45000 miles on a suzuki vitara on a set of pads, towing sometimes as well. But I learned to drive on Davy browns and zetors so don't use brakes much
D max brakes
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itsalwaysme
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- Location
- Cheshire
Get him to check them all
- Location
- Cirencester
No issues here in over 30,000 miles and I am quite hard on brakes, still on the pads it came with, including plenty of towing etc.
Yeah mine needs a set every year, doing about 12k a lot of towing and fully loaded lot of the time though. It’s an auto.
davidroberts30
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
Sort the brakes out on the 12 ft trailer so the trailer is holding the truck back
Well my mechanic checked out the pads and discs and said they are good for another few months. Sailed through the MOT no problem. Put the squealing / grinding down to grit that must have found its way in. Relief as towing tomorrow, but still not convinced that there isn't an issue causing premature wear. Funny though that the "worn" bushes that the dealer said needed replacing last summer, didn't even merit an advisory on the MOT. Maybe I'll try a Navara next..... Thanks for all your input!
fiat 9090
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- co offaly eire
I bought a d max and burnt out brakes after 5000 Km now I have manners and I'm not as hard on them I think it's a weak part of a very good workhorse when it hits your pocket you learn v quick
Paddington
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- Location
- Soggy Shropshire
When I lived darn south I used to do all my own servicing, brake pads would last probably 30,000 miles. Moved up to Shropshire and let a garage do the services. Do a fraction of the mileage I used to do but the pads only last a fraction of the time, have had the linings come away from the pads a few times as well. Don't use LR dealers so I'm assuming they are using pattern parts from a large Shropshire importer.
- Location
- Northumberland
Ironically I am sitting waiting for my Isuzu to be serviced . Yukon Manual, 86k miles in 2 years, fair bit of towing, owned from new and apart from its first service it has had front pads each service including today , one set of front discs and i set of rear shoes in that time. I have to admit I am fairly hard on brakes but never gone through front pads like this on any other vehicle.
You should buy an amarock
tractorbob
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- Northumberland
Well actually
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ollandroverman
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- Location
- nr Kendal (The Lake District)
Do they tow 3.5 tons now?
Not legally but they have brakes and can stop 3.5 tonnes. Which is more important than being able to pull it and far safer
Dave W
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- Location
- chesterfield
No it’s not.
When plod pull you up with 3.5t behind he won’t let you off because the brakes are good
Oh ffs!
Hi all, have an automatic dmax, just had 96k service, rear brakes @ 40% original, 1 set of front discs and pads second set of pads have about 25% left, some towing but heavy use on a roads and motorways
davidroberts30
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
- Location
- Lincolnshire
A vehicle that does some motorway use will have much less wear, its possible to do 100 miles and not touch the brakes. Some rear brakes seem to need quick replacement due to their small pad size, older drum types never needed replacement.