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Title: rear disc back plates
Post by: richard s on 27 August 2007, 20:54: how much of a pig are rear disc back plates to fit as they were an advisory on my last mot so could do with doing also are they a dealer only part cheers
Title: Re: rear disc back plates
Post by: Lewy on 27 August 2007, 20:55: Quote from: richard s on 27 August 2007, 20:54
how much of a pig are rear disc back plates to fit as they were an advisory on my last mot so could do with doing also are they a dealer only part cheers

1, Piece of pi55, and 2, yes they are a dealer only part - but are pennies.
Title: Re: rear disc back plates
Post by: richard s on 27 August 2007, 21:02: so its not going to be a case of everything siezed and rounded
Title: Re: rear disc back plates
Post by: rowlers on 27 August 2007, 21:19: I havn't got any on mine they were rattling so I pulled them off! :grin: :grin:

still past mots though!? :undecided:
Title: Re: rear disc back plates
Post by: helios on 31 August 2007, 02:17: Mine are so badly perished I can hardly see them,are they bolted on and where is the bolt?Think I will remove them and replace them sometime in the future.
Title: Re: rear disc back plates
Post by: rubjonny on 07 September 2007, 13:01: They arn't an mot testible item, they're just letting you know they're a bit ropey. I don't have any splash shields on my front brakes and I've not had any problems!
Title: Re: rear disc back plates
Post by: converge on 07 September 2007, 20:44: you dont need em
Title: Re: rear disc back plates
Post by: bungy on 19 September 2007, 22:08: wouldnt of said they were easy to fit though...i did mine a while back...took quite a while and lots of wd40...have to strip it back to nothing, even the stub axle has to come off.
even with new ones, my rear calipers still seized...damnit..
Title: Re: rear disc back plates
Post by: richard s on 20 September 2007, 21:47: picked them up on saturday and keen as ever they are still in the kitchen but giving it a bash on this sat
Title: Re: rear disc back plates
Post by: Simon8v91 on 21 September 2007, 11:58: Hi, I did this a few weekend ago. Its one of those jobs that should be easy but can work out very different.

The biggest problems were brake carrier allen bolts and then the stub axle bolts. Take your time and use plenty of release oil. On mine nearly all were stuck and corroded. I was not pleased when I snapped a stub axle bolt head off! I had to use succesively larger drills trough the bolt until I was close to the threads then chisel at the edge until it started to break up and finally send an m10 tap down the hole to push out the remaining bolt. All good fun :smiley:

Also the cover that goes between the disc and shield (191 501 639 A, Ã‚£2.13 ea) needed replacing.

Be sure to keep things clean when you remove and refit the disc and bearings. You should repack the bearings with new grease and be sure not to over tighten them.

ps. I cant advise anyone to run a car without brake disc splach gaurds - especicially on the front. All it needs is something like a cv joint boot to fail and spray grease all round the wheel arch and contaminate your brakes............then you need to stop............ :cry: