Do you own brake pads and disks?

i57dwun4yb1pt8

any one tried it ? i'm thinking of giving it a go .

one question i have is - how do the pads pull back from the disk once you release pressure on the pedal ?

** just copped this should be in DIY section , sorry

corktina

they just go back a mm or so when the pressure is released on them. There is no mechanism to do this

Special Circumstances

In soviet russia, brakes own you.

Kenny Logins

I use a G-clamp.

Sorry, skipping way ahead there. That's to push the new pads back enough to clear the disc.

biko

Tbh, I'm not sure what you're asking OP. If you own a car you own the pads/dics too...

But when you release the brake pedal the pads move away from the disc just enough to allow it to spin freely.

Special Circumstances

biko wrote: »

Tbh, I'm not sure what you're asking OP. If you own a car you own the pads/dics too...

But when you release the brake pedal the pads move away from the disc just enough to allow it to spin freely.

I presume autocorrect fudge up of "Do your own brakes?" or "Doing your own brakes?".

Op, On some cars the disks are held on by small bolts with threads that like to seize and soft heads with a tendency to round out. This turns a handy job for a driveway amateur into a pain.

Del2005

DaDumTish wrote: »

any one tried it ? i'm thinking of giving it a go .

one question i have is - how do the pads pull back from the disk once you release pressure on the pedal ?

** just copped this should be in DIY section , sorry

Look up a forum for your model or make of car. Its not always the same method to release the pads from the discs and doing it wrong can be dangerous.

braddun

which is better

http://www.edmunds.com/car-technology/brakes-drum-vs-disc.html

ShaunieVW

I have always done my own. Bleeding them is the trickiest part as you need 2 people. Ideally you would use a brake bleeder but I dont have one! When I was 17 I did pads on my first car. I was distracted a put a pad on backwards thw smell and screeching was horrendous so I got out and realised my f up. I could do nothing but laugh at my own failure and chalked it down as experience! Always double check!

biko

Special Circumstances wrote: »

I presume autocorrect fudge up of "Do your own brakes?" or "Doing your own brakes?"

I'm such a dufus
Moved to DIY.

Yeah I do my own brakes, it's not a big deal tbh. Youtube have many videos own various makes of cars.
The only bit that can be tricky are winding the rear calipers back unless you have the right tool. The fronts I just use a C clamp for.

i57dwun4yb1pt8

Special Circumstances wrote: »

In soviet russia, brakes own you.

haha , nice one , i only realised when i saw this

greasepalm

word of warning some cars dont like brake fluid pushed back as can collapse seals in master cylinder,some rear brakes need diagnostics done to windback pistons and reset when done,others need wind brake tools clockwise and anticlockwise.
i clamp flexy hose and connect a bleeder kit to opened bleed nipple very large screwdriver in the centre of caliper will press piston back and when off the vehicle large waterpump pliers.

i57dwun4yb1pt8

thanks for the bleed tip ^^^


very good