can anyone tell me the procedure and toold needed to fit my new drilled and grooved discs that arrived today with new pads to a my99 uk turbo its the 295mm disc. Just need to know if i can do it myself easily enough or have to pay a mechanic. really dont want to have to if i can help it as im quite handy with a spanner just never done discs and pads before on a scoobie........any advice would be great or even a guide from somewhere would be brill too

 

Its really very simple mate.
Whip the wheel off, unbolt the caliper, remove caliper, pull disc off, put new disc on, swap the pads, bolt caliper back on, bolt wheel back on, drive it steady for a few miles.
You may need to squeeze the piston in a touch to get the new pads in and fit over the disc, just use a pair of grips.

Tools.
Grips, wd40, 14mm spanner/socket set, wheel brace, hammer (old disc might need a whack), tea.

 

ok cheers mate dont know where piston is located to release it ........but i havesome mole grips . will the brakes need bleeding or any of that aggro????

 

Don't forget

A jack
And all important axle stands
Wire brush all bolts before removal
Wire brush mating surfaces ie the hub face
Clean new disc with brake cleaner
Apply relevant lube to back plate of the pad cera tec is brilliant
You can also use this on the hub part that the wheels sits on
Make sure all pistons are moving ie not seized

It's the little things that make the difference take your time make sure everything is clean before you fit the new bits and then bed them in if your unsure on the procedure theres a good guide on stoptechs website I believe.

Dave

 

The pistons in the caliper. They might just need sqeezing down a touch to allow for the thickness of the new pads.

Won't need bleeding chap.

 

I tend to spray wd in piston by lifting the rubber up and then work the piston in and out a few times. So they dont seize. Wether thats a good thing of doing or not. My rear pads have unever were and one side has worn out

 

great advice with new brakes

 

Why's that chap ??

 

OP, just found this. May be of some use to you.

https://www.scoobynet.com/technical-...sc-4-pots.html

 

The fact that you're asking how to do it, then write this, suggests you should really take the car to someone that knows what they're doing

 

Exactly what I was thinking!

 

You do realise that he is just changing the discs and pads. He is not disconnecting the brake line in anyway.

 

Just be careful, if you have to push the pistons in a long way because the new pads are obviously much thicker than the originals, the displaced fluid has to go somewhere. Remove the reservoir cap and remove some fluid if the level increases too much.

Uncontrolled brake fluid squirting around the engine bay can make quite a mess.

 

Ditto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!