Zeus disc brake conversion ( land rover S2a )

[Cornish Rattler]

Both callipers fitted

 

[Cornish Rattler]

Then i refitted the halfshafts, replaced the brake pipes and bled up the brakes but it was to late to test and i'm in work tomorrow so i will try them on Monday and if everything's ok i will go for a run and bed them in

 

[Cornish Rattler]

Well i took the landy on a 100 mile trip today bedding the brakes in generally giving the landy a run out and the brakes are great prividing i pump the pedal once as i think there is either still some air in there or i need a bigger master cylinder so i will give them another bleed next weekend and go from there

 

[Rs chunk]

Well i took the landy on a 100 mile trip today bedding the brakes in generally giving the landy a run out and the brakes are great prividing i pump the pedal once as i think there is either still some air in there or i need a bigger master cylinder so i will give them another bleed next weekend and go from there

Fair chance it’s just air. What series is the Landy are you running a servo?

 

[Cornish Rattler]

Late 2a 88 and no servo.

 

[Cornish Rattler]

I've also emailed Zeus to see what they suggest

 

[Cornish Rattler]

I've not heard out from Zeus yet but i've just adjusted the rod on the master cylinder and gave the landy a 10 mile run round and the brakes are a lot better

 

[Cornish Rattler]

Tip run today so will see how they are with the trailer on and weight

 

[Courier]

I’m maybe old fashioned but I always thought series land rover brakes when set correct we’re good especially when you have servo assistance. I’m not sure will any benefit be had with discs on the rear, up here in the north of Scotland we have that much road salt disc brakes on the rear give the most problems with rusty discs and siezed callipers due to them not doing as much work

Many rear calliper problems are a product of them being asked to perform handbrake functions as well as being foot operated - The series Landy will still presumably have the transmission handbrake ?

 

[Cornish Rattler]

Yes but i fitted an ex engineering disc hand brake as well a while back, the main reason for all this is for easy mantenance as i get older 60 this year

Oh and the tip run went well

 

[Rs chunk]

Many rear calliper problems are a product of them being asked to perform handbrake functions as well as being foot operated - The series Landy will still presumably have the transmission handbrake ?

Yeh I know what your saying those screw back pistons especially on vw they just love siezing up. I couldn’t see a disc hand brake conversion lasting very long on a Landy up here the salt would have it rusty in know time

 

[ianm641]

i had a problem on a hilux the owner had had it serviced and the brakes where spongy from then on it was a old hilux but when the garage done the brake work they refilled the system with silicone brake fluid once drained out and back to dot 4 and bled up pedal was back to normal