nordonian Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 the sr has started giving bother with the brakes, griding sound constantly and even worse when im braking so i went today and got new brake pads, problem is i havent the first idea how to fit em and i havent ANY money whatsoever to pay for someone to fit em, ive been told they are relitivly easy to fit so can somone pls give me an easy guide to fitting new pads please Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whitestarlet Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 ok mate jack the car up at one side and place in axle standremove wheel!! turn steering wheel out so the brake caliper is facing out to give you best view.there will be two 12mm bolts on the caliper remove them and the caliper will lift offremove braked fluid res. cap and gently push back piston in caliper (be careful not to nip the seal) remove brake pads and fit new ones. fit caliper back on tighten bolts.slowly pump up pedal. fit wheel. and take it easy for a while till the brake pads have bedded in!! hope i aint left any thing out!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starletno1fan Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 yep remember the take it easy bit, i went into the back of my m8s 306 not so long ago bcoz they wasnt bedded in. ruined my car now n my mate had a cracked number plate!takes the p*ss Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nordonian Posted December 4, 2005 Author Share Posted December 4, 2005 cheersi got stuck into it earlier but the cunts sold me the wrong pads, sold me em for 89 starlet rather than 98, must be dyslexic me thinks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robbo Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Is it the same for the rear pads? does handbrake have to be off when doing them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ivan Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 you have to press the piston in and twist it (anti clockwise from memory) to push the piston in so it can fit over the new pads.The fronts you only need to push them in and dont need to twist it.The twisting past is for the handbrake.Ivan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OzGlanzaV Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Resurecting an old thread as Im changing my front pads, and thought Id make sure I (almost) know what Im doing.remove braked fluid res. cap and gently push back piston in caliper (be careful not to nip the seal)Could someone explain this bit in a little more detail?Do I need to drain the fluid or anything?If someone could give me a detailed walk through, that would be awesome!Cheers,Oz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tintin_SR Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 when you have changed the pads over and are putting it back together you need to compress the piston so it will fit over the new pads,to do this get a G clamp and put it in the piston and the other side on the back of the caliper and titan it up then it will fit over.do not need to do anything with the fluid and never drain it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OzGlanzaV Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 when you have changed the pads over and are putting it back together you need to compress the piston so it will fit over the new pads,to do this get a G clamp and put it in the piston and the other side on the back of the caliper and titan it up then it will fit over.do not need to do anything with the fluid and never drain itCool, thanks for the reply. Thats good news!So I dont need to touch the brake fluid resevour cap?Cheers ,Oz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tintin_SR Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Cool, thanks for the reply. Thats good news!So I dont need to touch the brake fluid resevour cap?Cheers ,Ozi woodent, what it is is that when your pads wear down the fluid gos down in the reservoir gos gown to compensate, sum people top it up when if gos down, if this has been dun then when you compress the piston it forces the reservoir to over flow!if you do all the work on your car then you can use the level of brake fluid to tell what condition your pads are in tin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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