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4th March 2009, 02:52
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the piston definately wound all the way in, make sure the pad is sliding freely too
you havent painted the rear calipers??
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4th March 2009, 09:10
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would it not be dangerous to follow a brake guide by steve? haha
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4th March 2009, 12:02
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yeah i have painted them but iv scraped it all off before i started with the intension of repaintin em.
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22nd July 2009, 22:19
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just changed my disks and pads following this guide, it was a great help!!! it all went with out problems even though ive only ever changed a tyre on a car before
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23rd July 2009, 14:30
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schaweet, its a piece of piss.
Think simo has re done all the tech section if you see implemented changes part of the forum, so has photos etc.
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20th January 2010, 15:01
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Do you need to use the specialwind back tool for winding back the pistons in the calipers ?
Cheers,
David
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20th January 2010, 16:24
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Quote:
Originally Posted by davidc77
Do you need to use the specialwind back tool for winding back the pistons in the calipers ?
Cheers,
David
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nope.
Just use a screw driver and wedge it between the grooves.
Or use pliers/mole grips...
No need for special tools.
Turn it clockwise iirc.
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20th January 2010, 16:45
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve
nope.
Just use a screw driver and wedge it between the grooves.
Or use pliers/mole grips...
No need for special tools.
Turn it clockwise iirc.
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Thanks for that.....thats my job for tomorrow !!
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David
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20th January 2010, 16:48
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Quote:
Originally Posted by davidc77
Thanks for that.....thats my job for tomorrow !!
Cheers,
David
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its piss easy once you have done one you can suss it.
Worth getting a haynes manual for the spaxo if you dont have one, just to look at diagrams.
As i find some of the guides the long way to do stuff, espeically their guide to changing a driveshaft.
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20th January 2010, 18:21
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Would anyone knw if i would get alot of brake faid from gti6 covertion on a turbo vts?...
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20th January 2010, 18:33
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Quote:
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Would anyone knw if i would get alot of brake faid from gti6 covertion on a turbo vts?...
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Depends what pads you're using and the context I would have thought. This for heavy track use?
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20th January 2010, 18:45
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both road and track.....
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20th January 2010, 19:07
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depends how you drive it, stick some decent pads in and should be fine.
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23rd January 2010, 14:59
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Just for info - i just had the exact same problem as kingmerf.
The calliper was siezed so there was no room for movement to allow enough space each side of the disc to fit the pads - very frustrating!!!
I tried smacking it with a hammer, This didnt work - it seemed to be properly seized. I even used a couple of clamps to try and compress it but that didnt work either.
I ended up loosening both bolts that hold the calliper to the trailng arm and that seemed to loosen up the calliper so it would move freely again.
I was then able to adjust the position of the calliper so there was plenty of room either side of the disc to fit the pads
Maybe be worth mentioning this in the guide incase anyone else has similar problems
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31st January 2010, 20:46
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve
its piss easy once you have done one you can suss it.
Worth getting a haynes manual for the spaxo if you dont have one, just to look at diagrams.
As i find some of the guides the long way to do stuff, espeically their guide to changing a driveshaft.
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As you said....piece of pi$$ !!! Job done with no probs !! Thanks for your help !!
The next big issue is the rear beam....the drivers side rear wheel is sitting at a strange angle....it never rains but it pours !! That'll be my next job !!
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10th March 2010, 18:05
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Interesting and useful post.
I referenced the Haynes manual and found something interesting..
Take off wheel,
remove the pin in the slider bar
knock out slider
pads fall out (nothing new here)
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undo torqx screw on disc-
without pads in, you can remove and replace the disc-so no need to remove the caliper.
so remove disc,
wind in piston (as mentioned) making sure the 'slot' is horizontal so the 'lug' can get in on the inside pad
put in new disc
put pads in
away you go (well, follow the other guides here like put wheel back on, more grip than the disc).
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10th March 2010, 21:40
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i done this the other day and it wasnt like you've described... i also used some copper grease... also dont you have to take a little bit of brake fluid out and then get somthing like a hand help vice grip (i dont know their name) and squeeze the part that pushes the thing that pushes the pads together whilst you are actually braking back, to actually fit the new discs and pads in? maybe thats why people are confuzed?
Last edited by welshy23; 10th March 2010 at 21:42.
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10th March 2010, 22:37
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Quote:
Originally Posted by welshy23
i done this the other day and it wasnt like you've described... i also used some copper grease... also dont you have to take a little bit of brake fluid out and then get somthing like a hand help vice grip (i dont know their name) and squeeze the part that pushes the thing that pushes the pads together whilst you are actually braking back, to actually fit the new discs and pads in? maybe thats why people are confuzed?
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It is mentioned about the pushing the piston back (i think thats what you mean) thats the bit about winding the piston clockwise which retracts it so you have space to get the pads in.
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29th July 2010, 12:38
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Cheers - using this at weekend
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2nd June 2011, 22:36
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