FR-RUSH said:
Could some one post a step by step
guide on
how to take off the calipers and pads? and any pitfalls to watch out for?
Would like to paint mine asap
move house soon and the driveway is on a slope, no good for jacking up the car
1 Jack up car and put on axle stands
2 Remove wheel
3 Pop bonnet and remove lid from brake fluid resevoir
4 On the back of the Brake caliper there are 2 x 12mm bolts (1 top, 1 bottom) remove these.
5 Slightly pull the caliper towards you in order to compress the piston and give a wee bit of space between the pad and disk
6 Remove caliper by pulling/wigggling it towards the front of the car
7 Remove metal plate thing from piston
8 Remove brake pads by pulling/wiggling out sideways
Refitting is the reverse!