1st Thread - Brake Pads & Rotors

[Pedro_The_Swift]

yes the min thickness is very close to new thickness!
but all cars would be the same ,, the rotors are a one use item these days.

I wonder if theres a technical reason to replace that silly phillips head screw?

I mean it does have 5 huge nuts to hold it on--

[discolaw]

yes the min thickness is very close to new thickness!
but all cars would be the same ,, the rotors are a one use item these days.

I wonder if theres a technical reason to replace that silly phillips head screw?

I mean it does have 5 huge nuts to hold it on--

Now theres a Q I've never been game to ask 'cause I thought there must be an obvious answer and I'd look a dill. So I'M not asking of course, but I am interested in any answer
Cheers Discolaw

[Discobaker]

I'm probably wrong but from what I can remember changing the disks on the fairmont, front end had no screws & the rear did?
I guess the screw is just added protection, wheel nuts hold wheel on the disk/hub, callipers hold disk in correct position allowing the disk to rotate on one axis without too much variation, the screw picks up and tightens against the hub.

[Ross]

OK EVERYONE, ....the result

First of all cheers to everyone for assisting. What I did not say earlier is the rear had just started to have metal on metal. The rear left was knackered and the other OK but decided to purchase a rear set of Bendix 4WD pads at $66.00. Got them the next day. The discs/rotors were RDA's I think and cost me $80 X 2. - In Albury A little on the dear side bt I could pick them up straight away Friday. Went to the local disco people (not dealer) and asked what size the retaining screws were M8's and the shot one's. Got two of them and also some special red grease for the pads and calipers on the non firction side.

Went to the father-in-Laws Saturday (he has a large workshop to get thing done properly. Took the Lap top out with all the info from here and went to work. Retaining screws were philip heads which surprises me. Plenty of spray and they came out and very relieved. New rotors in with brake cleaner, made sure the calipers had a wire around it to hold against the springs. Then Pads put in.

All in all, 2 1/2 hours...not too bad for an amateur. Took the car for a drive and was wrapped.

When you do something yourself (not mechanically minded) I felt pretty good and the info hear was magic.


To cover on other questions. There are screws into the disc casing. The Land Rover info said to Discs new are 12.6 and minimum is 11.7. I erred on the conservative side with two new discs to eliminate possible too much ware.

So there you have it. If a bloke like me can do it, anyone can. The 3 Amigo's hd been coming on every now and then but realised the metal on metal towards the end was the sensor picking this up.

All is good

Cheers

Ross

[Discobaker]

Well done, feels great when you achieve things on your & I'm not sure if it's because you're thinking about how much coin you've saved yourself not getting someone else to do it so I reckon, work out roughly what you've saved $ wise & purchase a box or single malt St least 10 yes of age

[Sully]

Well done mate!

It is very satidfying completing the work yourself. Now that you've done this, you will have been bitten by the DIY bug. Before you know it you'll be doing everything!

[slug_burner]

Well done.

Work out how much you saved. Take half of that and stick into the tool piggy bank, you will soon have a workshop full of tools like the father-in-law.