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Replacing rear pads, heavenly and hellish job.


MrRalphMan
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Just changed the rear pads a few days ago and not having done it before, wasn't sure what it entailed.

 

So got my gear out, sockets, screwdrivers etc, all on the drive.

Jacked the car up, made safe on axle stands and removed the nearside wheel.

 

Wow, how easy it this..

 

Pulled the two retaining clips out.

Pulled the two bars out by hand.. Everything back in and wheel on in about 10 mins.

 

Was well chuffed.

 

Ok next side, thinking this isn't so bad.

 

Offside wheel off (Bearing in mind this is now the road side of the car).

Pulled the two retaining clips out.

Pulled the two bars ou.... hang on... ok they are a bit tight.

*&*$ £$(&

3&*£$ ))438

 

Over an hour later I had finally got the two bars free.

 

What a nightmare... Getting dark, with my head up inside the wheel arch trying to knock the bars out from the back...

 

Still, at least it wasn't raining.

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when people say pins, you talking bout those little clips that look like coat hangers twisted into a wide U. Ive never had a problem wtih any of these but i read alot of people do have problems.

 

There is a set of two pins that hold the pad in on the rears (UK, 2 pot brakes anyway), and if they don't shift initially they are a MAJOR PITA.... A friend of mine spent pretty much 10 hours and tried every trick to get them out, had to drill in the end as well...

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when people say pins, you talking bout those little clips that look like coat hangers twisted into a wide U. Ive never had a problem wtih any of these but i read alot of people do have problems.

 

Nah - I call those 'spring clips', because they're springy, and clip into place. The pins are the thick pin-shaped bits that actually hold the pads.

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