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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: billytheboot on 23 May 2006, 14:22
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Hello,
Any words of wisdom/experience when it comes to changing front discs? My beloved has failed her MOT on disc ware and I was hoping to do the job myself. Looking at the trusty haynes manual it just a case of removing calipers and a CSK philips screw and off it comes, then fit new... Is this the case or is there any hub assembly action involved??
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:smiley: My advice, make sure you've a nice fat spliff rolled for when you've finished... its a piece of p!ss
:huh: ooh actually, have you got an impact driver? those screws tend to get quite stuck :nerd:
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:smiley:I'll keep that in mind, though It might have to be an ice cold bottle of becks instead...
don't own an impact driver but I'm sure I can borrow one
cheers mk1
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If you don't own an impact driver, using an ordinary screwy and whacking the end with a hammer can work.
Once the screw is out the disc may be stuck to the hub due to 15 years of rust. Don't be afraid to give it a good old whack with the hammer to shift it.
Other than that it's a doddle.
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Hammers are so handy :laugh:
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You also have to remove the bit the calliper bolts too to remove the disk. Its only 2 more bolts. easy peasy.
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I'll be out there with the hammer and the WD40 asap
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Dude! You're not really going to spray WD40 over your brake's are ya? :cry:
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WD40 for the caliper carrier bolts.
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Fair play mate, had to ask, you just never know! :)
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I attempted this a while back, i could not move those carrier bolts for the life of me, i got wd40 on them, soaked for 2 days, blow torch the lot, would not budge! I guess i need a big handled driver, but aint got one :)
I have been meaning to get a local garage to crack them lose for me, then do them back up for me of couse so i could get them off again :)
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Those 2 carrier bolts are done up to about 90 lb ft, so they won't move in a hurry.
Also on some cars i have worked on, the carrier bolts are slighty too long, so the ends poke through the hub, the problem with this is the ends accumulate lots of rust, so making the bolts extremely hard to remove, especially if they haven't been removed for a few years. So be warned! its not always an easy job.
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With the help of a large torque wrench and allen key bit they finally gave way, and yes they were the original discs.
Though I did have to shout at them for a while :smiley:
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Dude! You're not really going to spray WD40 over your brake's are ya? :cry:
............over the brakes he's changing anyway......
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Those 2 carrier bolts are done up to about 90 lb ft, so they won't move in a hurry.
Also on some cars i have worked on, the carrier bolts are slighty too long, so the ends poke through the hub, the problem with this is the ends accumulate lots of rust, so making the bolts extremely hard to remove, especially if they haven't been removed for a few years. So be warned! its not always an easy job.
do you remember when my rears where seized on? if i remember correctly lots of swear words got those off..........
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I attempted this a while back, i could not move those carrier bolts for the life of me, i got wd40 on them, soaked for 2 days, blow torch the lot, would not budge! I guess i need a big handled driver, but aint got one :)
I have been meaning to get a local garage to crack them lose for me, then do them back up for me of couse so i could get them off again :)
get a fooking long breaker bar and swing off it.........
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Yeah breaker bars on my list of things to get :)
I remember when i was jumping on the socket that i thought the car was going come off the axel stands :) LoL
Glad i read this thread as it reminded me to replace them, they have been sitting on the shelf for months :) I am going to get my CV joints replaced next month, taking it to a gut down the road to do as he's very cheap and i can't be arsed so i'll get him to change the discs aswell :)
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Ive just the front end on my Rallye, the Carrier bolts were very tight, i soaked them in WD40 for an hour or so.. then turned the steering wheel so the wheels pointed out of the car at the front, Will give you a much better angle to get some leverage on it, Oh and you will need a breaker bar.....
Good luck!