2016 Focus, front pads, need a rewind tool?

[eltax91]

Hi folks

Just saved my SiL from the grasp of the Ford dealer, who had given it the old ‘pads are 90% worn they need doing immediately’, line.

Having had a quick look, they are nothing like 50%, but nonetheless she wants them doing. So I of course stuck my hand up to sort them for her.

I’ve only done back pads on a Ford recently, and had to borrow a rewind tool that fits at the last minute.

I presume that rears have rewind because of the handbrake, and fronts don’t? It should be a standard push back type? Is that correct?

It’s a 1.0 ecoboost manual if that matters.

Cheers folks

[GreenV8S]

eltax91 said:

I presume that rears have rewind because of the handbrake, and fronts don’t? It should be a standard push back type? Is that correct?

Correct.

If you aren't familiar with servicing brakes, make sure you also clean everything and lubricate the moving parts before refitting the calipers, and reseat the pads on each corner before you move on to the next. Unless the fluid has been renewed within the last couple of years I'd flush them too.

[E-bmw]

GreenV8S said:

eltax91 said:

I presume that rears have rewind because of the handbrake, and fronts don’t? It should be a standard push back type? Is that correct?

Correct.

If you aren't familiar with servicing brakes, make sure you also clean everything and lubricate the moving parts before refitting the calipers, and reseat the pads on each corner before you move on to the next. Unless the fluid has been renewed within the last couple of years I'd flush them too.

^^^^ Wot 'e said.

Also if there is significant disc wear I tend to do the lot together as it saves coming back to it next year.

[eltax91]

Thanks chaps. Done more brakes than I care to remember bit almost exclusively on jap cars with top hat discs and shows so no rewinding required. So I’m pretty familiar

Discs are fine. Car is only on 22k miles so they’re not at all worn