MCWILLY Member 190 Member For: 14y 8m 3d Posted 10/05/12 12:16 PM Posted 10/05/12 12:16 PM How hard is it to replace the rotors and pads? What's involved etc?
rbjet Skid Machine Legacy Donating Member 1,640 Member For: 15y 4m 18d Gender: Male Posted 10/05/12 10:05 PM Posted 10/05/12 10:05 PM I'm pretty sure there's a guide on here somewhere isn't there. If not it's pretty simple.Take wheel off, remove the two big bolts that hold the caliper on. Slide the brake pads out. Rotor should just pop off but it might need a bit of a tap.Do it all again in reverse to put it back together. Same for every wheel.Also if the piston pops out a bit you might need a G clamp to push it back in.
Evil XR6T Legacy Donating Member 138 Member For: 15y 25d Gender: Male Location: Townsville Posted 10/05/12 10:58 PM Posted 10/05/12 10:58 PM I did mine not long back. The first side takes the longest, but after you figure it all out, it's piss easy. Auto barn sell the piston compression tool for about 20 bucks it if you havent got a G clamp. I'd recommend bulk WD40 if your car has some age to it. Mine is a 2004 and the rotors put up a bit of a fight coming off.
MCWILLY Member 190 Member For: 14y 8m 3d Posted 11/05/12 09:21 AM Author Posted 11/05/12 09:21 AM I was reading everything has to be spotless to avoid the rotors running untrue
Paulie2256 Legacy Donating Member 7,441 Member For: 17y 10m 20d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 11/05/12 09:43 AM Posted 11/05/12 09:43 AM Yep clean the hub and inside of the wheel with a sharpening stone until all rustscale is gone. Otherwise you will have runout and could warp your rotors.
LC99 New Member 6 Member For: 14y 5m 27d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 11/05/12 12:58 PM Posted 11/05/12 12:58 PM MCWILLY,Try this link for rotors and calipers.http://www.pbrperformance.com.au/documents/BAFittingInstructions-PL726_002.pdf
MiKa Legacy Donating Member 4,243 Member For: 20y 1m 21d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, VIC Posted 12/05/12 12:46 AM Posted 12/05/12 12:46 AM (edited) DBA have videos on you tube, and its a falcon they use in the video.. Search for it, its a great guide.Type 'DBA tech talk video' in the search field.. Edited 12/05/12 12:47 AM by MiKa
MCWILLY Member 190 Member For: 14y 8m 3d Posted 12/05/12 11:11 PM Author Posted 12/05/12 11:11 PM Had a look at the videos looks pretty in depth to make sure they don't shudder
MiKa Legacy Donating Member 4,243 Member For: 20y 1m 21d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, VIC Posted 13/05/12 11:53 PM Posted 13/05/12 11:53 PM Yeah a very big concern for Ford owners... I think next time I'm going to do them myself and do them right, I doubt a workshop will go to that trouble when doing your brakes..
F6RD Legacy Donating Member 249 Member For: 18y 1m 8d Gender: Male Posted 14/05/12 04:08 AM Posted 14/05/12 04:08 AM (edited) yo Edited 14/05/12 04:09 AM by F6RD
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