How to fit new rear discs and pads to Focus 2004

[AndyT77]

As above, on an economy drive at the moment, and have priced up the parts online at around £40. I'm not very mechanically minded, so also while we're here, any guide on what to expect a back street garage would charge to fit these?

[neiljohnson]

If you want to do it yourself then you will need a wind back tool, a back street garage will probably charge £20-£40 to fit your own bits

[AndyT77]

Thanks, what is the wind back tool for?

[neiljohnson]

AndyT77 said:

Thanks, what is the wind back tool for?

To push the piston back in the caliper it requires the tool as it has the handbrake built into it

[AndyT77]

Thanks for the info.

[Justin S]

I guess you have discs, if so, straight forward. Remove calipers and pads, remove disc and swop. I have never used a piston retractor that has worked ( have two types here) wound mine back with a lock ring tool or long nose pliers for a fiver etc and pads in and bolt caliper back on. Easy job.

[dilateous]

Plenty of YouTube videos about brakepad replacement with piston wind back methods. Eric The Car Guy is I think is the most professional: http://www.ericthecarguy.com/search.aspx?sq=brake%...

But winding piston back such that the fluid goes back to the master cyclinder can sometimes result in crap from the slave cylinder fouling master cylinder. Plus the possibility of 'flipping' the slave cyclinder rubbers if done a tad too enthusiastically.

So, perhaps the best way is to crack the bleed screws to allow the fluid to exit the slave cylinder rather than up the pipe to the master cyl.