28 replies to this topic

[Northern]

Seen as your going to do a guide for the back ones next mate, it'd be good it you could explain the pads too please ? I changed my rear pads and discs a couple of days ago and had a 'really bad' time trying to get the disc and pads in. Getting the caliper/outer pad/disc all in place was a nightmare, even with the caliper piston screwed right in. Be really good if you could explain that little jigsaw puzzle

[Robski]

Seen as your going to do a guide for the back ones next mate, it'd be good it you could explain the pads too please ?

I changed my rear pads and discs a couple of days ago and had a 'really bad' time trying to get the disc and pads in.
Getting the caliper/outer pad/disc all in place was a nightmare, even with the caliper piston screwed right in.

Be really good if you could explain that little jigsaw puzzle

As Ricky started this thread in May 2003 I suspect he's already done the guide for the rears.
You should be able to find it using the search facility filtered by Ricky's user name

Rob

[Steve Crisp]

No, I beat him to it. The rears guide is under my name... Steve

[Steve Crisp]

Here you go...
http://www.vx220.org...&t=1686&hl=rear

[Northern]

Thanks v.muchly

[VXTlover]

Thank you so much for the guide. You gave me confidence to do the job myself and save me some cash.

[Ferguson]

Having done my fronts today, I used the old pads to protect the pistons as I pushed them back into the caliper (i.e. put a thin tool between the old pad and disc and pryed them outwards. Don't know if this is a good or bad idea, but it seemed to ensure that I was pushing evenly on the piston, and also no chance of cutting the piston seal.

Also, I saw this neat little trick on an Elise site for starting to pry the pads apart to clear the small ridge at the outside of the disc:



I didn't do this, but maybe not a bad idea.

[Muzzy]

Did my front pads yesterday as well. Took all of 20 minutes...very straight forward. Put on Mintex 1144S (£39 from Autovaux) and they make a big difference (the old ones were fooked).

[hairy]

Is it just me, or have the pictures for this been removed? Can anyone re-post them for me. Thanks http://www.vx220.org...supgraemlin.gif