Thread: Disco SII brake rotor replacement

Originally Posted by Stuuu

I know I have 2 arms and don't know how to hang paper BUT...

I get to 1 1/2 minutes into Pedro's explaination and get to point 4 on Repair page 70-33 of RAVE:

4. Remove brake disc from flange.

and it will not budge!

Suggestions please.

Anyone?

Just finished cleaning up after replacing 2 rear rotors and pads on my TD5. The rotors were both under minimum and lasted 80K.
The only 'hard' part of the job was that it is bloody freezing down here in Canberra and it's so easy to remove chunks of skin off knuckles when you have cold hands

Seriously though, unless you are fully confident with your mechanical skills - leave brake maintenance to the experts or qualified mechanics -

That said - replacing rotors and pads isn't too hard with good tools and a set of pad-spreaders. I had some difficulty with tough nuts/bolts but my breaker bar sorted that out (No it's not a length of water pipe )

I also use either a wood mallet or 'soft' impact hammer to persuade/tap the discs off. Try not to use a steel hammer....use a piece of 4X2 and hit the wood with a steel hammer if you have nothing else and don't be shy with the effort!

Jacked the rear off the ground, stands in, replaced rotors & pads, bled the brakes to make sure no air in the system and road test took just under 4 hours. Would have been quicker but honestly, it's so cold in my downstairs garage I stopped for numerous tea-breaks!!!

All up the job cost $178 for the rotors and $119 for H/D pads (Retail)