I have been working on the rear brakes of my 1997 Tdi300 Defender 90. The rear brakes have caliper, not drums, which are seized and will have to be replaced. OK so far.
The front brake shoes are held in place with two pins that go through holes in the pads and then through the calipers. The rear pads have no holes and are retain by two metal springs under similar pins which go through the caliper alone.
I notice that the outside pads on both rear brakes are quite loose and are rubbing on the wheel shaft (which contains the bearings etc) next to the disc. (On a cart, this shaft would be called the nave but I'm damned if I know what it is called on a 20th century LR!).
Is this caused by wear or has someone fitted the wrong calipers in the past? The new pads seem to be the same as the old ones. The local Land Rover agents tell me a shoulder inside the caliper should stop the pad sliding through, but I can't any evidence of wear to indicate that this shoulder has been worn away -- if indeed there is one. There is, however, evidence of wear next to the brake disc where the pad has been rubbing and I am pretty sure it shouldn't be doing that.
I will be able to examine new hubs and pads tomorrow, but thought some kind soul on here might be able to offer an opinion meantime.
Derry