Right,

The rear pads are on there way out. I have changed front pads before but never rear ones. Think I have a wind back tool at home. Are they easy or a pain to do.

Thanks

Use your wind back tool on your piston and it should be quite an easy job.

I put new discs and pads on a while ago and discovered I needed a gap of at least 57mm (from the piston face to the cast feature that I used to locate the wind back tool), to clear my new disc and new pads.

If your using existing brake discs then gap will be slightly less

Just make sure you have the windback tool located flat to the piston as where you place the cast plate mentioned above against the outside inner wall of the caliper it can put it at a slight angle and the piston won't wind in:

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/139836-help-brake-problem/page__p__1751204#entry1751204

I managed to change the rear discs and pads myself and I am a reasonably useless at mechanical things. So yes, easy.

guess i know what im doing in the morning.

Thanks

Take some pics and do a how to guide mate

Do you have to replace the bolts when you change the pads? Anyone got the part number if you do.

Personally, I think they can be reused as the torque loading is quite low providing some form

of threadlock is used or a starwasher to stop them coming undone.

If you buy a std box set of pads you will get the 4 bolts with some form of thread lock on the threads.

If not the bolt number is:-

WHT - 003 - 250 (Bolt, hex head with shoulder, self locking M8 x 22 long)

Not too bad to do. I didnt have the rewind tool so i had to bodge one up

Edited 31 March, 201214 yr by Daz80