Brakes

james.farrow

james.farrow

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Just a quick question - has anyone changed the front discs and pads? Is it an easy job that I could do myself? I have done it before, but it was on a Citreon BX and a Mondeo!! Any special tools required etc....

Many Thanks

James
 
Hey James,

Its a very simple good, especially if you've already had previous experience doing front brakes.
The whole job doesn't take much more than an hour (discs and pads).

K.
 
Did mine last weekend

Sliding calipers similar to many modern cars, you will need an allen key (7mm ?) to remove the pins that the caliper slides on. If your pads are well worn like mine were you will need to push the piston back into the caliper a fair way, I used a G clamp to carefully wind it back in keeping an eye on the brake fluid resevoir.

There is a small clip retaining the brake hose that pulls off and allows better access to swing the caliper away. Worth making sure you have something to support the caliper when you remove it. I used a bit of stiff wire hooked onto one of the front spring coils.

If you've done it before it should be no problem and the added bonus of the ££ you save in labour charges !

Cheers

Simon
 
simondh is right it's a 7mm allen key you will need suggest you get hold of the type in a socket set, a lot quicker to undo using a ratchet plus you can torque up correctly afterwards on refitting, make sure you used copaslip at all contact points to avoid the dreaded brake squeal
 
Hi James
The A2 is one of the easiest cars to change discs on as you dont need to remove the caliper mounting brackets to get the discs off.
Some club members have had problems removing the countersunk head screw which holds the disc onto the hub. Either get a couple of spare screws or check you can undo them without chewing the heads up before fitting the new discs. Also note there is a a pad wear indicator wire on one side only. Make sure you disconnect this before removing the caliper.

Cheers Spike
 
I paid my local Audi dealer £104.55 for a set of genuine discs & pads 2 years ago. I prefer to fit genuine parts, particularly for safety items. You can be confident they'll perform as per the manufacturer's spec for a small premium over the cost of pattern parts.

If you want cheap, you can get them for under £41 delivered - see eBay item 270174644537.

Tips for getting the cross-head retaining screw out: Use a screwdriver that fits properly. Ideally use an impact driver, but if you can't get hold of one, give the screwdriver a couple of sharp taps with a hammer before undoing the screw.

Mark
 
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i'd never done brakes before but i have plenty of tools and a bit of knowledge, bought both discs and pads on ebay just over 40 quid all in, and it took me an hour a side, easy peasy, plus the cheapest set of parts i could find have turned out perfect and the people were extremely helpfull:D

ps. as an earlier post said that countersunk screw is a pain in the bum, but i tapped the screwdriver with a hammer whilst twisting and out it came.
 
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