106 rear brakes etc

To be fair to KF how coudl they know the cylinders were shagged until the hubs were off? If they are shagged then you are not going to put the car right by bodging it as you suggest.

Where does it say he's going to bodge it?

Well in my Haynes manual on page 9-2 it says Rear Hub nut 103lb/ft and to use a new nut. IIRC it's probably 32mm but why not just take the wheel off and measure it?

Very Easy job todo, i am always doing them, and the nut is a

If your local to me i will lend you the bar and socket to do the job at no charge,or i could help you do the job? chris addlestone surrey.

If it DOES want cylinders and he doesn't fit them it will be a bodged job. Easy peasy.

Thanks for all responses, and pointer to torque setting( yes its in my manual too ! ).

Not looking to bodge it, just not happy with their pricing, which seemed to be to price it for the worst case (and you know that would be the one you would pay regardless)

Not sure how they could justify that price either ( online pricing : shoes £17, pair of cylinders £30 ) If its £65 to change pads, changing cylinders at same time can only add 30 mins to the job at most, surely.

Anyway this if for my sons car which doesn't have much value left in it, so whilst we want it to be safe, it needs to be cheap, sorry, cost effective too.

If it need a cylinder then I'll probably fit one, although only need the car for another 6/12 months

Chris, Thanks for the kind offer, in internet terms then yes we are localish, reading/wokingham, plus I work near Heathrow. if you want to email me your phone number, I may take you up on that, sure you can work out what it is - cbartley@no_hotmail_spam.com

Thanks

Can you see any wetness on the backing plate on either side when looking from underneath? If not, the cylenders might well be OK. If they are leaking, you must replace them, if they are not, leave well alone.

Have you done your rear brakes plus cyls? so have a good look at the rear wheels to see if you got fluid on the back plate and dripping down on to the wheels.also is the fluid going down ? chris addlestone surrey..