Removing wheels to change brake pads HELP!!!

[cdr146]

Ok I'm not a complete idiot, but im trying to replace the front brake pads on my 94 Discovery, and I cant even get the lugnuts loose to remove the front tires. Is there some trick here I do not know? Any help would be appreciated, I couldn't find anything in the Hayne repair manual. Thanks in advance.

[dent]

is the tires on the ground or have you lifted it? if you've lifted it, drop it back down, put parking brake and then go to town on it. Hope you're not using the crappy tire iron that came with it. if you are, go out and get a 1/2 breaker bar and try that. if still no good, put a pipe to get more leverage. also standing on it and jumping up and down helps
good luck
sam

[01001010]

Sam's right, I dont even know why Land Rover even puts that wimpy Iron in there. It won't even stay on the lug, it slides off. I haven't seen the tools on the D2s or the newer models yet but I hope they changed that! It doesn't help at all when you take your truck to a shop and they put the lugs back on with those damn airimpact guns

[troverman]

I have never had any trouble getting the big lugs off my RRC with the factory wrench, (ok, you have to put a lot into it) but the 4.0! It has thin aluminum covers over the same huge lugs--and the wrench is the same exact thing! You have to use a hammer and pound the wrench until its on, and then they don't turn! So I have a breaker bar, and I have yanked it so hard the wheel itself (sitting on the ground) has actually turned a little and the lug not broken free!! It really shouldn't take 20 minutes to get the lugs off one wheel. How is an older, or smaller, or not superstrong person going to change a tire on the side of the road?

[zoofactory]

Originally Posted by troverman

I have never had any trouble getting the big lugs off my RRC with the factory wrench, (ok, you have to put a lot into it) but the 4.0! It has thin aluminum covers over the same huge lugs--and the wrench is the same exact thing! You have to use a hammer and pound the wrench until its on, and then they don't turn! So I have a breaker bar, and I have yanked it so hard the wheel itself (sitting on the ground) has actually turned a little and the lug not broken free!! It really shouldn't take 20 minutes to get the lugs off one wheel. How is an older, or smaller, or not superstrong person going to change a tire on the side of the road?

No doubt... I'm having real trouble getting the plastic lug nut covers off to do a break job. I'm afraid of destroying the lug not covers in the process... But what to do? When I put a breaker bar on it... The whole darn truck moves forward! Is there a tool that removes this lugnut cover? Or do I just keep torquing on the lug nut covers? Please help - We're without transportation until I fix the brakes.

[Disco Mike]

You don't remove the lug nut covers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do you have a shop manual?
Are you needing to replace the rotors?
Have you ever done brakes on a 4X4?
Mike

[jake_ak_cent]

Originally Posted by troverman

How is an older, or smaller, or not superstrong person going to change a tire on the side of the road?

by not owning a land rover.

good thing were young

[zoofactory]

Originally Posted by cdr146

Ok I'm not a complete idiot, but im trying to replace the front brake pads on my 94 Discovery, and I cant even get the lugnuts loose to remove the front tires. Is there some trick here I do not know? Any help would be appreciated, I couldn't find anything in the Hayne repair manual. Thanks in advance.

You're no idiot. I've had the same issue. The way these lug nuts are sesigned makes it easy to overtighten them the last time the wheels were off. Make sure you use an impact gun with plenty of air pressure to remove them. If a breaker bar works - good for you! I had no such luck, even with a cheater pipe. The impact was the only way to go after soaking the lug nuts in some WD-40. Funny thing is, the wheels were off the vehicle about 6 months ago when a commercial garage put new tires on the wheels. Leave it to a shop to overtighten them.