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Having brakes issues-I am told I require new discs, padds, handbrake shoes & 2 cables for the handbrake mech. T
Discs £42
Pads £33
Handbrake shoes £60
Cables £25 & £27

Labour £210

Total cost for work £550

This is an independent garage-not main dealer. Is this ok price wise-seems a lot?

Parts prices look reasonable. Unusual to need cables though. Changing rear discs, pads and parking brake shoes are a relatively simple DIY job if you have some experience. I guess the cables (if needed) would not be too difficult. It seems to be a conventional system. NB. mine is at 102,000 miles still with original shoes and cables.
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Thanks-I think I'll leave this to the garage to sort out. There was talk of things having ceased etc, so maybe not completely straight forward. Brakes not something you'd want to get wrong! But a sore one nonetheless in January financially.

The handbrake shoe adjusters do sieze, this is unkind to the shoes.
The lining on the shoes has been known to fall off, not sure if the two are related.

Mines an auto and done 100K miles, changed front pads once, changed rear pads three times, changed shoes, adjusters and rear discs at around 90K.
The shoes hadn't worn out but were badly grooved, something top do with filling the "drum" with mud, same mud had killed the adjusters.
If you get the chance take a look at the new pads, the rears are very much thinner than the front.

Parts prices look good for genuine LR parts. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
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I'm surprised the shoes need replacing unless you've had a sticking handbrake, or put the handbrake on before you have stopped, normally the adjusters seize and only cost a couple of quid.

mine seized and caused my car to fail its MOT, new shoes adjusters and disc and pads needed

luckily the LR Warranty had MOT failure cover, so i only had to pay £80, which was excess and pads cost, for front and rear

Cheers folks-yup, been having a problem with the handbrake sticking-I think this has been the route of the problem. However the discs were already quite 'done' looking to me and a wee bit surprised they got through the last couple of MOTs.

Shoes on one side were badly grooved some debris had been acting as a grinding paste.

Doesn't help I like to go wading, and have not been too fussy about the amount of mud I have been wading through. Also tend not to use the hand brake, as the park position does a good job of holding the car stationary. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
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I tried not using my handbrake to help avoid the problem after having to get new discs, pads and shoes after they seized but it only made them seize more due to lack of use!

Thanks for the heads up there-I'll maybe try a few handbrakers now and again...not sure donuts are possible in a 2.2 diesel!

The way the handbrake shoes work inside the rear discs seems like a good idea, but the problem is that the inside surface of the discs (where the shoes rub) rusts very quickly if not used.

When I bought my 3-year-old car last year, the handbrake was almost completely useless. No problem, I thought, I'll just clean up the insides of the rear discs with my angle-grinder, and they'll be as good as new.

Despite removing at least 1/8 inch of rust, after putting everything back together the handbrake was no better.

So I bit the bullet and fitted new discs (it's a really easy job, by the way, if anyone is reluctant to have a go themselves) and everything now works fine. She passed the MoT last week with no problems.

I have resolved to use the handbrake more to stop this happening again, but it's not good enough just to put the handbrake on when stationery, it really needs to be operated when moving at about 20 mph, bring the car to a halt, and then repeat a few times. Do this once a month, say, and you should be OK.

I know your in portree but if you get a chance try the boys at Strathearn Eng. They have serviced the wifes whilst mine under warranty was done at main dealer. The cost and the difference in service was night and day JB19

Sounds a bit strange that everything has gone together?

I'd get a second opinion. Freelander 2 HSE Lux 2013MY - Barolo Black with Ivory Leather. Alpine DVD - Privacy -Evoque 20" Dynamic Wheels and more to come.........