Fiat Punto front brake discs

Jul 10, 2008 5 Replies
S

Getting a weird noise coming from the front of the car (53 plate Punto 1.2



8v). When I brake the noise stops. Going to change the discs and pads, generally for peace of mind. Previous car (Golf) had a screw which held the disc to the hub. Punto has no screw as such but has two speared lugs which the wheel locate onto. These have hexagonal shanks so I assume these are also the bolts which hold the disc to the hub. Is this correct?




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M

yes, the spikes hold the disc on. cleaning the pads / calipers and refitting properly may stop the noise if it is just a sort of squeaking/whistling which is often caused by a sharp sort of edge on the pad which just touches the disc and causes noise

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S

Mrcheerful, don't suppose you know what size the allen bolt is that holds the caliper on do you?

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M

The sliders (if you have them, I can't remember) are usually 7mm, this is a common size for brake calipers, the ones that hold the caliper bracket to the hub are usually 10mm

A car shop will have the 7mm (if you need it) while you could get a 10 at any tool shop, car shop, screwfix, lidl, aldi etc

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