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ive bought some new rear brake discs and pads, but the discs I’ve bought have no grommet hole so I can adjust the cog with the discs on the hubs. What can I do to solve this ?, as it’s proving to be a bit of nightmare knowing where the disc is sitting without the disc actually being on the hub
Hiya, the adjuster should be on the rear, a grommet needs to be removed to gain access.
I had a look on the back mate but the dust shield is in the way and I didn’t see one because the cog is round the front, and looking from the front I wouldn’t be able to get a screwdriver through the back either
The rubber grommet is about an inch long on the rear of the hub. It's really easy to do if the car is on a lift and a proper pain if on stands and you are lying on your back....
The rubber grommet is about an inch long on the rear of the hub. It's really easy to do if the car is on a lift and a proper pain if on stands and you are lying on your back....
I’ll be on my back . I’ve done the hard part and got the discs and pads off. I’ll take a look in the morning.
The rubber grommet is about an inch long on the rear of the hub. It's really easy to do if the car is on a lift and a proper pain if on stands and you are lying on your back....
I’ve just had a look and I don’t have a hole behind the hub because the dust shield is their. Mines a 2008 so I don’t know if that makes a difference or not as I did an sti conversion on my wrx because I hated the standard brakes on it
Last edited by Matt Gooner Moulding; 20 May 2021 at 09:35 PM.
You've the wrong discs The later newage cars have the hole in the disc so they can be adjusted from the wheel side.
I spoke to the guy about what discs I needed and he told me these, as the 2008 sti ones they sell are a different pcd. I ordered them also because on the site the discs have a rubber grommet on the front in the pics. Everything is fine with the discs except for having no grommet.
Matt has bought discs on our site for the 2001 to 2004 STi , we never spoke to him so couldn't advise , but as he's fitting them on a Hatch WRX , they are the wrong discs , they have the wrong offset and will hit the backplate.
Anyone doing a Hatch rear Brembo conversion on a WRX hatch , it's all simple and fits straight on without the need of a bracket , but the STi discs need drilling to include a PCD of 5 x 100 , as the WRX hatch is 5 x 100 , and the STi hatch is 5 x 114,3 , apart from that , the calipers bolt straight onto the hub , and the handbrake is the same size of 190mm.
And yes the hatch discs have the adjustment for the handbrake on the front of the discs , only took Subaru 15 years figure this one out
Anyway , Matt is sending those back , and we are swapping them for the correct ones he needs
Matt has bought discs on our site for the 2001 to 2004 STi , we never spoke to him so couldn't advise , but as he's fitting them on a Hatch WRX , they are the wrong discs , they have the wrong offset and will hit the backplate.
Anyone doing a Hatch rear Brembo conversion on a WRX hatch , it's all simple and fits straight on without the need of a bracket , but the STi discs need drilling to include a PCD of 5 x 100 , as the WRX hatch is 5 x 100 , and the STi hatch is 5 x 114,3 , apart from that , the calipers bolt straight onto the hub , and the handbrake is the same size of 190mm.
And yes the hatch discs have the adjustment for the handbrake on the front of the discs , only took Subaru 15 years figure this one out
Anyway , Matt is sending those back , and we are swapping them for the correct ones he needs
Cheers Ian
thanks for helping us out with that ian. Great help as always! .
old ones are back on until ian sends me the ones he’s advised that I need.
20 May 2021, 08:23 PM
Brake shoe adjustment
. I’ve done the hard part and got the discs and pads off. I’ll take a look in the morning. 
and fitted a blanking grommet (top)
