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brake testing a range rover

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hairyasswelder:

--- Quote from: "henryandlesley" ---I have been told that it sould not go on it as it is in 4wd all the time
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Dont know about the Jeep but mine is an '87 V8 Auto and was fine last year.  Just to check after I jacked up the wheel to see if it had 'wind-up' and nothing  :D  Its OK if the tester knows what they are doing.

If in doubt ring tester and ask if they done rangeys before and if they are willing to do the alt. test

Range Rover Blues:
If the Range Rovr has the later Borg-Warner type T-Box then it should not be tested on a rolling road without taking 'precautions', the is a sticker to this effect inside the cab on some cars and a note in the manual.

THE MOT have circulated an instyruction within recent months that 4x4 should no longer be tetsed on rolling roads following some accidents, so the decelerometers that were going to be phased out are now back in vogue.

The tester simply has to satisfy himself that the brakes function correctly :wink:

Dave Rogers:
As far as I am aware, no 4x4 with a central diff should be tested on a rolling road unless all 4 sets of rollers are driven and linked. The brake test should be done using a free standing meter with the tester driving the vehicle. The MOT only calls for the proving that the brakes stop the vehicle in a safe way without moving to the left or right.
You can specify the type of brake test, if the tester won't do it, then go someplace else, you're the customer after all!

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