Hi,

Next to zero mechanical experience here and the brake plate thing is rattling mad. Is it possible to remove the wheel and then somehow remove the plate without further removing other items?

Don't care if it's destroyed in the process, I'm not booked into the garage for another couple of weeks and the rattling is wild.

With no mechanical experience/knowledge, i think you'd be better off ringing around and finding a garage that can do this for you.

The disk and caliper would make the job a whole lot eaiser.

3 hours ago, adg1 said:

With no mechanical experience/knowledge, i think you'd be better off ringing around and finding a garage that can do this for you.

The disk and caliper would make the job a whole lot eaiser.

Thanks

18 hours ago, Plums said:

brake plate thing is rattling

Which part?

Id think that the rattling suggests a problem. Maybe fix rather than remove?

Got a photo

Edited 28 February28 Feb by BlueWagon

I guess you're referring to the brake disc dust cover. The same thing happened to me 2 weeks ago so I've just replaced mine. It's held on by 3 torx screws and the plate wears away and disintegrates around the screws causing the cover to become loose and then rattle. Only 1 screw was still holding mine on when I replaced it. Original replacement cover is approx. £30 from TPS but aftermarket ones are available from about £10 to £20 from the usual online marketplaces/motor factors. To gain access to the torx screws to either replace or remove the dust cover its a wheel off, pad and caliper removal, then caliper carriage removal and then disc removal ( the latter was a pain ). I actually cheated a bit because I removed the brake caliper carriage with the pads and caliper still attached. Some users have reported that the cover has just come away when the wheel has been removed and others have said been they've ben able to bend it back and forth to break it away. A lot of people don't bother replacing it because it's not a MOT requirement. My attitude is that it's there for a reason so it's a definite replacement job for me. At the end of the day it does protect the discs and pads and also saves premature wear of them.