IN ASSOCIATION WITH
NEED TO KNOW
TIME: One day.
COST: £775-1171.
DIFFICULTY:
MODELS: Series II, IIA and III.
TOOLS NEEDED: Socket and spanner sets, drain pan, torque wrench, 10mm Allen bit, 52mm box spanner, grease, hammer, punch, chisel, pry bar, pliers, bearing driver, brake bleeder.
PARTS AND COSTS: Front disc conversion kit, £432; flexi hose kit, £114; pre-machined hubs, (576844/FRC3875), £396, designdevelopmenteng.co.uk. Calipers, (SEB500440/SEB500450), £53.40 each; pad fitting kit, (STC8576KIT), £2.28; disc x2, (LR018026G), £38.12; M10 x25 bolts, (SH110251L), £0.29; M10 spring washers x10, (WL110001L), £0.14; wheel bearing kit x2, (RTC3537G), £28.69, paddockspares.com.
WORK SAFELY:
• Raise and support the vehicle securely on rated equipment.
• Wear the correct PPE at all times.
• Wipe up spilt brake fluid and dispose of waste responsibly at your local recycling centre.
• Wear a particle filter face mask to avoid inhaling brake dust.
HEN the Range Rover was first launched in 1970, one of the major technological advances that it was launched with was all-round disc brakes. This step away from the drums that had been fitted to Land Rovers since the beginning, and continued to be standard issue on the utilitarian Series vehicles, meant more reliable,
