Decided to do the disks and pads on my Bravo tomorrow, changed them on the mrs car before and it was a sod of a job, disks rusted on. Anyway, is there anything weird to look out for with the Bravo 1.8, or is it all fairly normal?
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Pretty straight forward. usual rules of copperslip on the sliders and the hub where it mates with the alloy wheel apply.
Tell me about it! WD40, hot air gun, rubber mallet, closely followed by hefty claw hammer :) Came off in the end, but it was a bastard of a job, particularly as the last disk fell off right on my toe :(
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Came off in the end, but it was a bastard of a job,
That's what's supposed to happen. DaveK.
Hehehee.
In all seriousness, I'm contemplating changing my own disks (Vauxhall Omega 2.6 v6 auto), never done this before, is it just a case of remove wheel, unscrew retaining screw and belt disk until it drops off (onto toe, or otherwise)?
Almost, but you missed the vital stage of "unbolt caliper from back". That can be quite fiddly as you can only get a socket to one of them, the other is a spanner job. Having done so, hang caliper from a piece of wire then drop the disc off.
Take care to bolt up the calipers tightly afterwards; one of mine worked loose and the resultant knocking was puzzling for a while!
& after you've run out of belting capability grooving them with a grinder & then smashing them off.
Which is sort of what I was trying to ask... BOL says remove screw then slide disk off... how many disks slide off, how many do you have to scream and shout at before resorting to an oxy-torch, or other "fun" toys? Basically, what chance have I of replacing the disks easily (hmmm, maybe I need to pop the wheels off and have a look)
The screw will probably need an impact driver and a lump hammer, maybe a drill. In any case, these set screws seem (to me) to serve no real purpose since the wheel mounting bolts go through the disk hub in any case.
Once the set screw is removed I've *never* had a problem removing disks with a lump hammer and a few minutes effort. I do tend to swing it enthusiastically though...
Most of them. The retaining screws NEVER come out with a screwdriver and the disc is usually welded to the hub. Make sure you've got an impact driver and a lump hammer. A does everything claw hammer won't do the job.
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In my experience - roughly 50:50. The worst by far are Renault Trafic discs - complete bastards.
Of course, once I've had 'em off once they always come off easily in the future 'cos I use copper grease on reassembly.
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You'll need earmuffs if you do.
Many mechanics beat the disc off without even bothering to try to undo the screw. The new disc just sits over the remains of the splattered screw. The screw only stops the disc from falling off and hitting your toes before the calliper is refitted!
Ford (and maybe others) haven't used a screw for some years; the disc is prevented from falling off by means of a spire clip fitted over a wheel stud.
Seconded.
Chris
It depends, sometimes they come of easily sometimes they're bastards, They all come off if you've got a £10 angle grinder accesible.
My Omega had been stood for two years when I bought it. Nevertheless the discs just dropped off (I don't even recall a retaining screw).
Now getting the security screw out of the centre cover on the alloy wheels was quite another matter ;-)
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