Simon Graham

I watched them fit my disks and pads and it seemed to be straight forward enough - no need to mess around with fluid, etc.

But for £30 I'd go for piece of mind every time and get a dealer to do it - or any competent mechanic.

stevencotton

I was quoted £111.something and £57 fitting for the front disks, which seemed a lot of money (especially for the disks, as I presume they'll be standard spec). I would rather a mechanic fitted them though - how do dealerships (an official Subaru dealer) take to being given disks for fitting instead of using their own supplied ones?

Cheers,
Steve.

stevencotton

I just called Scooby Mania and was told their advertised price of £88.13 is for a *pair* of Brembo Group Ns for an MY98. My Subaru dealer wants £114 *each* for their front disks. What am I missing?

Steve.

Andy McG

Steve,

Do you Scooby Mania's number, I'm after some GpN brakes etc.

Thanks,
Andy

TRIGGER

I've never done a thing myself on any of my cars but after a quick tutorial from scoobysports I changed both frony pads and discs with no problem whatsoever in about 30 mins.
It's actually really easy and I cant believe I've been paying people all this time !

stevencotton

Hi,

Is it an easy job fitting new front disks and pads, or is it something a dealer should do? Brakes are obviously quite important and not something I'd want to break.

Cheers,
Steve.

stevencotton

Andy,

0115 913 3199.

I've just been reading a few threads and it seems spending £111 on EACH front disk, and £97 for a pair of pads is a bit of a waste of money. I can get a far better setup for £200 less.

Trigger, I haven't even had the wheels off my MY98 yet, is disk and pad replacement obvious?

Cheers,
Steve.

ian_sadler

Personally I wouldn't be to worried about fitting disks & pads. Though I've not done it on the scoob I've done it on loads of other cars that I have had in the past (the worst being the Audi 90 Quattro star bolts and stuff).

Having said that I'm getting the Scoobysport GpN+ pack fitted to the Terzo (cos the std 2 pots are crap and I can't afford a full AP kit). The main reason I'm getting it fitted is cos it includes braided hoses which I reckon will make as much difference as the new disks and I don't like the idea of me changing the hoses.

Just my 2p worth.

Ian
Terzo 33

Dyney

Have you seen some of the guys that garages use to change brakes and other things.
If they can do it so can you.(The hardest bit is geting the wheel off)

No offence ment to mechanics/technicians

Dyney

Top instructions on i-club(see above), V.V simple to follow, with pictures aswell.

The only thing to add is to get the caliper back in you will probably have to push the pots back in to the caliper(use a G-clamp or handle of a hammer). This will be a definate if you are replacing the pads as well.

Be carefull of the dust seal round the pots, don't damage it.

If you are only replaceing pads:

-2pots (as i-club pics)then you don't need to remove the disc. Jusk take the caliper off, take the pads out, push the pots x2 back into the caliper, new pads in , caliper back on,wheel back on. Tighten the wheel nuts fully with the car on the ground!!!!
Pump pedal before driving!!!!!!

-4 pots, you do not have to remove the caliper. Just unclip the wire retainer holding the pins, pull out the pins, remove pads, push back pots x4, new pads in, pins in(through caliper and both pads), replace retaining clip through holes in pin ends, wheel on. Tighten wheel nuts with car on ground!!!!! Pump pedal before driving!!!!!!!!!

Its not as difficult as it sounds and it doesn't sound that difficult. Does it?

Hope you all try it, good luck, let me know how you get on.

Iain.

stevencotton

Hehe. So, any guides anywhere? Anything I should look for?

Cheers,
Steve.

AndrewC

The

Steve vRS

Don't know if it applies to the Scoob, but on other cars when I've changed the disks/pads and had to push the pots back into the caliper, it's advisory to take the cap off the brake fluid tank. They often have a sensor in them for low level which can be damaged by over filling and pressurising the tank ie. if the pots are pushed too far back in.

Steve

stevencotton

Thanks for that all, much appreciated.

Steve.