Cupra Front brake pads DIY

k123

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Few more spares this time around...

On here it quotes a pin set as CP6607-31 which wasn't recognised
Questmead quoted:

CP7600-109 at £1.41ea for the pin
CP4970-125 for the bleedscrew, then £0.95 for the rubber dust cap

Not tried them just yet though.

Questmead are on 01706 363939
Circuit Supplies on 01525 385 888
 
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PvdH

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Last two times I changed my brake pads in my AP calipers by taking the calipers of the car. This isn't necessery?

http: //i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww247/kelvinphipps/APRacingCaliper.jpg

So when you take out the retaining pins and the bridge bolts/tubes you won't split your calipers?
I always thougt they would split and didn't dare to take them out :p
 

vroomtshh

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Sep 11, 2005
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Last two times I changed my brake pads in my AP calipers by taking the calipers of the car. This isn't necessery?

http: //i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww247/kelvinphipps/APRacingCaliper.jpg

So when you take out the retaining pins and the bridge bolts/tubes you won't split your calipers?
I always thougt they would split and didn't dare to take them out :p

I assume this is a troll? Even with the calipers off the car, you still need to remove the pins to get the pads out
 

PvdH

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Okay! I saw that on the MG AP calipers (almost the same) also the bridge bolts were missing
 

k123

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The caliper bodies are held together by 4 red coloured hex bolts anyway so you won't split them unless you take all of those out!
In theory to change just the pads, you remove the bridge bolts, tap out the pad retaining pins and pull the pads straight out. Calipers and discs still on the car.

Similar to this.... http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UPk8GE34yik


I guess the bridge bolts are there to stop any flex in the front of the caliper over time. Can't see this ever being a problem but assumed they're there for a reason!
 

Adjay

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Sep 5, 2011
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Donegal,ireland
A small tip for taking pins out. Before you even tap the pin out first spray both inner ends of the pin. But now get a small noise vise grips and get it around the pin next to the pad, the grips has to be very very tight now wiggle it as if your trying to rotate it and do it in small amounts limiting the grips from slipping. Put your thump on the back section of the pin and you should eventually feel it moving, only then should you attempt to use a pin punch. Works a treat on very stiff ones
 
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