As above, I know there is a thread that explains the process of changing both pads and discs and for the discs you need the tool.

However, Is it needed to just replace discs or can you just slide the disc off once caliper is off and slot the new one In?

Purchased new rear discs and I'll be fitting them tomorrow, probably a total n00b question but thanks in advanced.

Never tried it but I'm guessing it should be possible if your disc width isn't too different, you have to lever the pads and caliper off the disc before you can rewind it and if the disc isn't substantially thicker you should be able to get the caliper back on, probably with a bit of pushing. Is there any particular reason you are replacing just the discs? I'd usually do the pads at the same time unless they were new ones already.

Edit: Thinking about it if you take the caliper off you should replace the bolts, those come with the pads so I'm guessing you don't have them handy?

Never tried it but I'm guessing it should be possible if your disc width isn't too different, you have to lever the pads and caliper off the disc before you can rewind it and if the disc isn't substantially thicker you should be able to get the caliper back on, probably with a bit of pushing. Is there any particular reason you are replacing just the discs? I'd usually do the pads at the same time unless they were new ones already.

Edit: Thinking about it if you take the caliper off you should replace the bolts, those come with the pads so I'm guessing you don't have them handy?

Yeah I was thinking this too, I'll see how I get on with it tomorrow and If not then I'll just either bite the bullet and buy the tool or take it to the garage I suppose!

It's strange the discs on It are worn and scored to f*ck but there Is still plenty left on the pads from what I can see. Could It be that perhaps the pads are fairly new as I've only had the car 7 months they could have been done before them and not the discs? Not too sure tbh mate

you are rough as a bears arse if your just replacing rear discs

If you're local I've got a rewind tool if you want to borrow it?

you are rough as a bears arse if your just replacing rear discs

Why so? That does not help at all

If you're local I've got a rewind tool if you want to borrow it?

All the way up In Glasgow, Scotland mate but I appreciate the offer. Thanks!

Just down the road then!

No worries though.

I replaced just the front disks on mine a while ago as they warped (well, were warped when I bought it - not my doing!) but the pads were nearly new, as were the disks actaully. Guessing they weren't bedded in properly, but I've had no issues doing it that way.

Edited 3 May, 201115 yr by TriggerFish

It's strange the discs on It are worn and scored to f*ck but there Is still plenty left on the pads from what I can see. Could It be that perhaps the pads are fairly new as I've only had the car 7 months they could have been done before them and not the discs? Not too sure tbh mate

Unfortunately I'm not local to you either or I'd lend mine.

I'd have a look at the pads while you have them out, if the discs are that bad then the pads are going to be uneven against your new discs at best, at worst if one side is substantially different to the other it could well end up being dangerous. Rear pads cost next to nothing, even for named brands.

At any rate, best of luck, the rewind tool is a worthy investment as you'll save the cost on garage labour to change pads even if you do it just once or twice in the rest of your life!

Patrick

Prising the old pads off with it's housing is normal.

But if a thicker new Brake Disc or new pads are re-fitted or both, it would not be easy to do without the high risk of damage to the brake pads.

The use of the rewind tool is really a must to avoid damage to the pads.

Just paid £28 to an E-Bay seller recently for rear discs and pads, the use of the rewind tool was used, and made job so easy.

you are rough as a bears arse if your just replacing rear discs

I'm sorry but I agree with that statement, if the disc is goosed, then normally its uneven/corroded surface will have made sure that the pads are not "flat" - so, over the next year or so, these uneven pads will miss bits of the nice flat new disc - so by the time winter has re-appeared, this will cause lots of corrosion to build up on your new discs - and that means that they too, like the last set will be goosed. Mind you, maybe you have the faciity to make these used pads nice and flat - ie like new - though I'd doubt it as you are admitting to being new to this stuff - which is not a crime! One thing though, if you are going to start to work on your own car and if that car has rear discs, then buying the piston rewind tool is a good idea as you can use it to ease the front pistons back in as well.

One thing though, if you are going to start to work on your own car and if that car has rear discs, then buying the piston rewind tool is a good idea as you can use it to ease the front pistons back in as well.

Is a G clamp and the old pads not acceptable on the front ones?

Having used a clamp on the fronts and the old trick of a set of long needle nose pliers to fit the notches and wind the rears back in, I decided a while ago to get a wind-back tool......I'm a tool for not getting one sooner...makes the job alot easier!!!!

Omg what a lot of numptys!!

New pads can go with old discs but new pads are req. with new discs

Caliper rewind tool req no matter what your replacing

Omg what a lot of numptys!!

New pads can go with old discs but new pads are req. with new discs

Caliper rewind tool req no matter what your replacing

Thanks for clearing up. I'm going to order new pad's anyway and just do the both when I get paid.

May as well invest on the caliper rewind tool too and do It myself, save some mullah!

Omg what a lot of numptys!!

New pads can go with old discs but new pads are req. with new discs

Caliper rewind tool req no matter what your replacing

Thanks for clearing up. I'm going to order new pad's anyway and just do the both when I get paid.

May as well invest on the caliper rewind tool too and do It myself, save some mullah!

Caliper rewind tool £20 from halfords

Rear discs and pads get from ebay mintex ones probs £60-£80

Caliper rewind tool £20 from halfords

Rear discs and pads get from ebay mintex ones probs £60-£80

Can you post a link for this specific tool? I had a look and could not find it D:

I've already got standard discs and pads for It, thanks for the recommendation anyway!

Not too fussed about the rear's, got a nice ferrodo set up on the fronts

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HalfordsProductDetailsLiteView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&productId=214227&cm_sp=Intelligent_Offer-_-Product_Details_Zone_2-_-Blank&iozone=PDPz2&TB_iframe=true&TB_C_ID=productdetails&TB_C_TITLE=Laser%20Brake%20Caliper%20Rewind%20Tool&width=800

Seems to have gone up in price

I paid £20 in 2007! Thats inflation for you

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HalfordsProductDetailsLiteView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&productId=214227&cm_sp=Intelligent_Offer-_-Product_Details_Zone_2-_-Blank&iozone=PDPz2&TB_iframe=true&TB_C_ID=productdetails&TB_C_TITLE=Laser%20Brake%20Caliper%20Rewind%20Tool&width=800

Seems to have gone up in price

I paid £20 in 2007! Thats inflation for you

******* haha, I guess I'll just bite the bullet, be worth It!

Cheers

Just remember to undo filler cap when winding the pistons back and get some wd40 on them too to free them up

Just remember to undo filler cap when winding the pistons back and get some wd40 on them too to free them up

Will do

Calipers have been caked in WD-40 recently from when I was working on the handbrake so hopefully that should help too!

******* haha, I guess I'll just bite the bullet, be worth It!

Cheers

Got myself one of these when i did mine last month , think need to add postage to the price , but still the cheapest i could find .http://www.dropshiponline.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=780_795&products_id=2910

Just an extra thought , because tyhe pads were so worn down , and piston full on , to get the tool in , i had to file the pins of the other side of the head , to get enough room to use it . But its a solid piece of kit and for less than £9.0 did the job sooo easy

Edited 7 May, 201115 yr by johnmb

I found the Dropship jobbie kept going out of stock, so I bought the Laser one off Amazon for £14.99 delivered.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Laser-Brake-Caliper-Piston-Re-wind/dp/B002V72SHS/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt

J.

Changed my discs and pads two weeks ago using circlip pliers. The first side took forty minutes the other side nearly two hours, I just couldn't get enough pressure to bear whilst turning the piston. I would definately beg, steal ,borrow or even buy a wind in tool if I were to attempt it again. My legs are still wobbly!