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Are my brakes normal??

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ibruceuk:
I know what you mean by 'seeing more'  it was fun trying to get a reading with my Grizzlies on, the needle was never still :)

I'll have a chat with him in a couple of months when I take SWMBO's car for it's test.

The only reason I ask is that I always thought that a vehicles brakes were supposed to be able to 'hold' the drive of the engine under any circumstances.

I managed to just fix my ABS light, a swift tap with a large implement on the offending sensor sorted that out.

lurch_917:
well when you work it out that your disco is rated to pull 3 tonne are you aplying over 3 tonne of force on your breaks and tyers ??

Range Rover Blues:
Original RRC were rtated at 6 tonnes pulling, emergency use with a max road speed of 18MPH.  That said the "stall speed" test on an auto is to put it in D and hold the brakes on, then rev it.  It should "stall" at 2,000 RPM (max torque).  Doesn't work in low box though, but in low box you use the engine as a brake most of the time.

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