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Hi,

 

I have a 3.0 2006 Alphard, converted to camper, and never been very impressed with the brakes.  It stops, but to stop quick it needs a real proper push on the pedal, and seems to lack initial bite.  There's no real lip on the discs, and the pads look ok.  Is ths normal with the added weight of a conversion ?  Surely thats no more than a full load in passenger form?  Has anyone upgraded?  Thanks

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10 hours ago, Dave F said:

Hi,

 

I have a 3.0 2006 Alphard, converted to camper, and never been very impressed with the brakes.  It stops, but to stop quick it needs a real proper push on the pedal, and seems to lack initial bite.  There's no real lip on the discs, and the pads look ok.  Is ths normal with the added weight of a conversion ?  Surely thats no more than a full load in passenger form?  Has anyone upgraded?  Thanks

 

You could try and bleed the brakes to see if that improves the 'feel'.

You could consider changing the front pads for ones known to be OEM.

I believe some owners fit improved brake hoses too.

 

Good Luck

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Thanks Rojie,

 

Good plan, I'll start with a brake fluid change, i've no idea how old the stuff in there is.  👍

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