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Howard

Member Since: 11 Dec 2005
Location: Surrey
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2005 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Cairns Blue

Excessive rust/corrison on brakes

I have had my RRS since October and the brake unit (not the discs) seem to be excessively rusty. Is this common and accepted or is it jus becasue witth the alloys I have ( standard ones for the HSE TDV6) it is possible to see more of them than on a normal car. I understand, from the dealer that its usual on the discs themselves, due to water and heat but the unit itself surprises me on a car thats only 6 months old and has never been driven off road.

Just wondered if they were any more experienced Range Rover drivers who had more knowledge/esperience in this area.

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Wed Apr 12 2006 12:28pm

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This is a new one - I'll check mine later. 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
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Wed Apr 12 2006 12:29pm

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Tim, one for you I think! Runner up - 2009 Best Avatar Award
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Wed Apr 12 2006 12:29pm

shmoogle

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Actually, mine are a little rusty... I noticed it within weeks really. Although it hasn't got any worse in the intervening 7 months though. Nothing to worry about, other than the fact it looks a bit odd.

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Wed Apr 12 2006 12:32pm

Supertrotter

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Is this really something you should just shrug your sjoulders about?

This is a near as dammit £50k car.

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Wed Apr 12 2006 12:37pm

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I tend to save things up until the service is required, if it's not anything showstopping/dangerous etc. I can't say I'm the world's proudest car owner - I don't wash them very often, I don't treat them with kid gloves. I suppose I know I'm offloading it in a couple of years and the problems can be someone else's....

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Wed Apr 12 2006 12:39pm

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Wed Apr 12 2006 12:41pm

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Just looked and mine are not rusty - a little oxidation but no rust. 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
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Wed Apr 12 2006 12:45pm

Supertrotter

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Very Annoyed wrote:
Just looked and mine are not rusty - a little oxidation but no rust.

Will you be getting this sorted at the next visit? Runner up - 2009 Best Avatar Award

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Wed Apr 12 2006 12:55pm

Howard

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The dealer has offered to take photographs of them and send them to Landrover while its in tomorrow having the handbrake replaced (apparently causes the excessive whining I have recently experienced, which is also a reasonably common fault?)

Wed Apr 12 2006 1:01pm

Tim in Scotland

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Supertrotter wrote:
Tim, one for you I think!

Used to be a problem on my TD6 RR, but I've never suffered it on my Sport.... Howard I think a visit to your dealer is called for. There is a Tech Bulletin about excessive brake dust staining alloys on early cars but nothing about hubs. Sorry, cannot help any further than that. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Wed Apr 12 2006 2:54pm

KevinJM

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2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Java Black

Very Annoyed wrote:
Just looked and mine are not rusty - a little oxidation but no rust.

I'm out of school quite a long time now so I may have forgotten my basic chemistry, but am I not correct in saying that rust = ferrous oxide = "oxidation"?

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Thu Apr 13 2006 3:08pm

Peter

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2006 Range Rover Sport SDV6 Autobiography Java Black

Very Annoyed wrote:
Just looked and mine are not rusty - a little oxidation but no rust.

Surely rust IS oxidation

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Sat Apr 22 2006 10:18pm

RRUK

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Bingo Bango.

All brake parts that are made from metal that are not painted like the Brembo callipers are bound to rust.

Put it this way, unless you keep the car for 10 years, it's never going to be an issue for you, even after 3 years of rusting, they will still work ok, and if they don't , the warranty will replace them. L319 D4 HSE

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Sun Apr 23 2006 10:58am

Supertrotter

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I noticed some surface rust on rear N/S hub. None on the actual brakes yet though.

I'll get this sorted when either something more serious happens ( ) or 1st service but monitor in the mean time. Runner up - 2009 Best Avatar Award
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Mon Apr 24 2006 11:33am

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