Removing Callipers - How difficult?
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Evening all,
Wanting to remove the callipers (calipers?) from my car to clean them up and give them a lick of (silver) paint as they were poorly painted by the previous owner and appear to be corroding.
The problem is, I want to do a proper job so want to remove them from the car, but I haven't the foggiest how to do so!
Can anyone tell me if a simpleton with basic tools can remove them? I don't want to start faffing with them if it's difficult since the brakes are fairly important!
If it's a complex job, I'll just ask the mechanic to remove them when the car goes in for a service on Friday rather than attempt it and balls it up
Wanting to remove the callipers (calipers?) from my car to clean them up and give them a lick of (silver) paint as they were poorly painted by the previous owner and appear to be corroding.
The problem is, I want to do a proper job so want to remove them from the car, but I haven't the foggiest how to do so!
Can anyone tell me if a simpleton with basic tools can remove them? I don't want to start faffing with them if it's difficult since the brakes are fairly important!
If it's a complex job, I'll just ask the mechanic to remove them when the car goes in for a service on Friday rather than attempt it and balls it up
Edited by matty_doh on Wednesday 30th March 21:45
bus pass said:
Very Useful Stuff
Thanks for the excellent post, very informative and exactly what I need! Will definitely be printing that off and following it through when I come to do it.I'll call in to Renault on the way home on Friday and pick up some some spare flarenuts before I start, as I only have access to one car.
Would Loctite 243 be suitable for locking the threads back in? I'm fairly sure I have a bottle of that somewhere in the garage
Regarding the brake fluid, does it matter if you mix two different brands as long as they are the same DOT rating?
I really wish Haynes would hurry up and release a manual for the Twingos!
Once again, very much appreciated!
In all honesty I wouldnt recommend taking on a job that you had admitted to not having foggiest idea of how to do. Have you got a knowledgable mate to hire for the day?
Not bragging, but I wouldn't need specific instructions to do the job, I have changed enough calipers in the past to know what I'm doing. This experience and feel is much more important than a step by step guide, and I would be very nervous about letting someone work on my brakes if they needed instructions.
Not bragging, but I wouldn't need specific instructions to do the job, I have changed enough calipers in the past to know what I'm doing. This experience and feel is much more important than a step by step guide, and I would be very nervous about letting someone work on my brakes if they needed instructions.
Apologies for not replying sooner, hectic few days.
Put doing the callipers on hold for a week or two, partly because I've not got the time this weekend and I don't want to rush it, and partly because my dad has helped himself to the oxidisation killer stuff I thought I had to clean up some bits for his push bike!
I mentioned it to my uncle (Has dabbled in the building of rally cars for a few years) and he has said I can use his garage and also his knowledge in a few weeks so maybe I won't end up doing it alone! Though I do want to try and do it myself because I've always said I wanted to teach myself how to wield a spanner correctly.
Put doing the callipers on hold for a week or two, partly because I've not got the time this weekend and I don't want to rush it, and partly because my dad has helped himself to the oxidisation killer stuff I thought I had to clean up some bits for his push bike!
I mentioned it to my uncle (Has dabbled in the building of rally cars for a few years) and he has said I can use his garage and also his knowledge in a few weeks so maybe I won't end up doing it alone! Though I do want to try and do it myself because I've always said I wanted to teach myself how to wield a spanner correctly.
Also I love that the detailed instructions told you to make an airtight seal around the reservoir instead of clamping the hose.
Yes loctite 243 is fine, but......
No offence, I doubt you're able to do it, just pay for someone to do it properly for you.
Also, the specific order is just working furthest away from the ABS pump to closest to the ABS pump. Not a closely guarded secret.
Yes loctite 243 is fine, but......
No offence, I doubt you're able to do it, just pay for someone to do it properly for you.
Also, the specific order is just working furthest away from the ABS pump to closest to the ABS pump. Not a closely guarded secret.
Edited by deveng on Wednesday 27th April 21:29
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