Brake pad swap = fail

[sideways20vT]

Just seen this over on Cliosport.net:

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?6886...

Doh!

[thatguy11]

If ever there was a schoolboy error...deary me!

[andyps]

Hope it doesn't get wider publicity otherwise the elf and safety bods will be calling for an end to DIY car repair - I can just hear Jeremy Vine saying how dangerous it is that people are able to work on cars themselves.

Mind you - having been in a well known place which allegedly fits tyres and other parts kwikly when an employee was taking off a brake disc I would be just as wary of driving in front a car that had been there as the Clio from the link

[Rich_W]

andyps said:

Mind you - having been in a well known place which allegedly fits tyres and other parts kwikly when an employee was taking off a brake disc I would be just as wary of driving in front a car that had been there as the Clio from the link

I guess he was hitting it with a hammer?

Discs do tend to get stuck onto hubs. Much like wheels sometimes get stuck to hubs. Sometimes a little brute force is required. Makes no odds if said disc is being replaced.

[iva cosworth]

I've been "flamed" before on here for asking inexperienced "mechanics" to not tackle brake jobs.

There you go.

[Mercury00]

thatguy11 said:

If ever there was a schoolboy error...deary me!

It's Cliosport.net. More than likely it was a schoolboy

[andyps]

Rich_W said:

andyps said:

Mind you - having been in a well known place which allegedly fits tyres and other parts kwikly when an employee was taking off a brake disc I would be just as wary of driving in front a car that had been there as the Clio from the link

I guess he was hitting it with a hammer?

Discs do tend to get stuck onto hubs. Much like wheels sometimes get stuck to hubs. Sometimes a little brute force is required. Makes no odds if said disc is being replaced.

There is hitting with a hammer or belting it with a 32oz lump hammer on a 2ft shaft until the wheel bearing is forced apart. That does make some odds and shows no mechanical knowledge let alone sympathy. When followed by the comment about it being OK because the disc was off and the rest would knock back together I hope you would agree that is wrong.

[Rich_W]

Well yes. There is that

[.blue]

Happens to the best of us

[Chuck328]

I've been servicing my own cars for years now, even re built one engine thats timing belt went. Never had a problem.

Then...

I did the exact same thing on my Evo last summer. I stand by my excuse I was in a rush to finish things to get cleaned up and meet the lads for curry and beers.

Didn't take long to realise something was amiss....

Can I say it's an easy mistake to make?

[Who me ?]

Likewise ,I've looked after all my cars since my first( and that was way back in the late 60's). One program that's had me wondering about the future of garage staff was one episode of "The Garage",where it seemed that seasoned mechanics couldn't/didn't know anything about the old coil/points system and SU carbs as fitted on BMC/BL cars. There,s no such thing as doing jobs on a car in a hurry, especially brakes. IF someone can't work out that pads go on so that friction material faces disc, then perhaps, I might recommend that they consider if they are capable of doing the task SAFELY.

[Art0ir]

Chuck328 said:

I've been servicing my own cars for years now, even re built one engine thats timing belt went. Never had a problem.

Then...

I did the exact same thing on my Evo last summer. I stand by my excuse I was in a rush to finish things to get cleaned up and meet the lads for curry and beers.

Didn't take long to realise something was amiss....

Can I say it's an easy mistake to make?

I'll admit to the same. Replaced pads all round. Started in good time but had some difficulties removing a securing pin on one and the rain started. In my rush to get inside again, I fitted them back to front on the RHS rear.