Disc pad replacement

wrc81-stu · 16-10-2006, 19:18

As I have recently been made redundant

, and cash is very tight, how difficult is replacement and how does one go about it.
Sorry if this has been done elsewhere, and, if it has can some one point me in the right direction.

Ta muchly in advance.

Stu

TeflonTom · 16-10-2006, 19:27

it's fairly easy with the right tools.... might be worth getting yoursef a haynes manual for the mk4 golf.... they have the same brakes etc, and it gives you a guide on how to change them with pictures

Lummox · 16-10-2006, 19:28

Front or rear, give us a clue.

wrc81-stu · 16-10-2006, 19:29

DUH!! Sorry, I think both sets ned replacing, fronts and rears.

TeflonTom · 16-10-2006, 19:30

you'll need a doo-dah to wind back the rear brake calipers then!

cheezemonkhai · 20-10-2006, 01:34

Can tell you pads + disks from GSF are about £150 for the lot(Brembo + Pagid). The winder tool is about £12 and an impact driver another £12. Think you also need a hex bit (7mm for FS III no idea for the vrs brakes i am affriad).

I had a really hard time getting the front discs off my car, but that has a slightly different setup to yours.

16-10-2006, 19:18	#1
wrc81-stu Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Lower Earley, Reading Posts: 56 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Disc pad replacement As I have recently been made redundant , and cash is very tight, how difficult is replacement and how does one go about it. Sorry if this has been done elsewhere, and, if it has can some one point me in the right direction. Ta muchly in advance. Stu

16-10-2006, 19:27	#2
TeflonTom Briskodiodion Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hayling Island, Hampshire Posts: 7,987 Thanks: 43 Thanked 211 Times in 183 Posts	Re: Disc pad replacement it's fairly easy with the right tools.... might be worth getting yoursef a haynes manual for the mk4 golf.... they have the same brakes etc, and it gives you a guide on how to change them with pictures __________________ vorsprung durch czechnik

16-10-2006, 19:28	#3
Lummox U18 Automotive Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Newport Pagnell Posts: 21,816 Thanks: 22 Thanked 658 Times in 554 Posts	Re: Disc pad replacement Front or rear, give us a clue. __________________ Unit 18 Automotive Services now open Servicing, repairs, modifications you name it we do it. Cupra console bushes at special price, PM for a very competitive quote.

16-10-2006, 19:29	#4
wrc81-stu Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Lower Earley, Reading Posts: 56 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Disc pad replacement DUH!! Sorry, I think both sets ned replacing, fronts and rears.

16-10-2006, 19:30	#5
TeflonTom Briskodiodion Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hayling Island, Hampshire Posts: 7,987 Thanks: 43 Thanked 211 Times in 183 Posts	Re: Disc pad replacement you'll need a doo-dah to wind back the rear brake calipers then! __________________ vorsprung durch czechnik

20-10-2006, 01:34	#6
cheezemonkhai Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 14,723 Thanks: 91 Thanked 412 Times in 383 Posts	Re: Disc pad replacement Can tell you pads + disks from GSF are about £150 for the lot(Brembo + Pagid). The winder tool is about £12 and an impact driver another £12. Think you also need a hex bit (7mm for FS III no idea for the vrs brakes i am affriad). I had a really hard time getting the front discs off my car, but that has a slightly different setup to yours. __________________ Cars make CO2 and trees absorb CO2. By driving your car you're feeding a tree and helping the environment.

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