Advice for brake change
12-02-2013, 10:21 PM
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Cheers for help guys. Ive got a rough idea what im doing. Its just one of those jobs where you get to a certain point where you cant turn back an hit a snag or realise you are missing a tool.
Dan, i will no doubt be in touch mate. Need to get a caliper winding tool, will that be ok for the front pistons aswell or do
I need a g clamp aswell?
Another more expensive than planned trip to halfords then. I was only going to go to get some carb cleaner as i want to clean the intake sensors and bits out. Oh how my bank account hates my cars.
Dan, i will no doubt be in touch mate. Need to get a caliper winding tool, will that be ok for the front pistons aswell or do
I need a g clamp aswell?
Another more expensive than planned trip to halfords then. I was only going to go to get some carb cleaner as i want to clean the intake sensors and bits out. Oh how my bank account hates my cars.
12-02-2013, 10:53 PM
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Cheers for help guys. Ive got a rough idea what im doing. Its just one of those jobs where you get to a certain point where you cant turn back an hit a snag or realise you are missing a tool.
Dan, i will no doubt be in touch mate. Need to get a caliper winding tool, will that be ok for the front pistons aswell or do
I need a g clamp aswell?
Another more expensive than planned trip to halfords then. I was only going to go to get some carb cleaner as i want to clean the intake sensors and bits out. Oh how my bank account hates my cars.
Dan, i will no doubt be in touch mate. Need to get a caliper winding tool, will that be ok for the front pistons aswell or do
I need a g clamp aswell?
Another more expensive than planned trip to halfords then. I was only going to go to get some carb cleaner as i want to clean the intake sensors and bits out. Oh how my bank account hates my cars.
12-02-2013, 10:56 PM
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I use a chisel to wind back the rears - I found it easier to use than the wind back tool I had, though other's experiences are different.
G-clamp works a treat for the fronts.
G-clamp works a treat for the fronts.
12-02-2013, 11:44 PM
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I love how everyone says this.
I have had the rear disks off mine three times, all three times the screws came out fine and I never changed them.
If you use the right size screwdriver head and someone has not already f@#ked them then you should be fine.
Why give yourself more work by drilling them out if you can just use the right size screwdriver head and be careful?
I have had the rear disks off mine three times, all three times the screws came out fine and I never changed them.
If you use the right size screwdriver head and someone has not already f@#ked them then you should be fine.
Why give yourself more work by drilling them out if you can just use the right size screwdriver head and be careful?
12-03-2013, 12:20 AM
#16
DON'T do what a mate of mine did, did a similar brake refurb like yours on Saturday before a long drive to a wedding the next day, then discovered at 8.00pm..................... forgot to buy any DOT4!!! 
12-03-2013, 12:43 AM
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I love how everyone says this.
I have had the rear disks off mine three times, all three times the screws came out fine and I never changed them.
If you use the right size screwdriver head and someone has not already f@#ked them then you should be fine.
Why give yourself more work by drilling them out if you can just use the right size screwdriver head and be careful?
I have had the rear disks off mine three times, all three times the screws came out fine and I never changed them.
If you use the right size screwdriver head and someone has not already f@#ked them then you should be fine.
Why give yourself more work by drilling them out if you can just use the right size screwdriver head and be careful?
12-03-2013, 12:50 AM
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Yup broke a screwdriver and 1 head on a drill and then 5 heads on an impact driver before i drilled them out on one disk. Luckily the others had been ok with just the impact driver. I dont tighten the replacement screws now.
12-03-2013, 01:25 AM
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Agree with getting the screws out but strongly disagree with throwing them away. They hold the discs in the correct position when the wheels are off and prevent potential misalignment issues every time your wheels come off.
However, we've had this argument before.
However, we've had this argument before.
12-03-2013, 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Dembo' timestamp='1386017940' post='22903913
Try and get the screws out of the disks first, and then throw them away.
I have had the rear disks off mine three times, all three times the screws came out fine and I never changed them.
If you use the right size screwdriver head and someone has not already f@#ked them then you should be fine.
Why give yourself more work by drilling them out if you can just use the right size screwdriver head and be careful?
All of my screws were rusted in from the factory , andrequired some application to get them to shift , hence the need to drill thebolts out. I didnt want to mess around drilling and taping , and now have sssocket head screws fitted. Aren't you the lucky one!