Feeling brave, front discs and pads

Feeling brave, front discs and pads

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Nobbles

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585 posts

261 months

Thursday 28th July 2016
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I have never done this job before. The car is my Panda 100hp, will I need special tools? How to get the piston back if no special tools? If I order the pads and discs - I am going for brembo - do I need anything else - clips etc. also online I have seen a guy use thread lock on the caliper mounting bolts - do I do the same ? Copper grease on the back of the pads?

Nobbles

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585 posts

261 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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I have a choice of Bosch,brembo or pagid/hella. Considering a previous reply any recommendations?

Nobbles

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585 posts

261 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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Most pads I have looked at online come with caliper bolts. It doesn't say if it is one or two bolts - home many do I need? Nothing comes with the discs.

Nobbles

Original Poster:

585 posts

261 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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Most pads I have looked at online come with caliper bolts. It doesn't say if it is one or two bolts - home many do I need? Nothing comes with the discs.

Nobbles

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585 posts

261 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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So I bought the pagid discs and pads and the accessory kit (image). Let's see how we go. I have some copper grease that says for temperatures up to 1100 degrees. I will use this for the end of the pads where they sit in the caliper and the caliper pins... Does that sound like a good plan? Let's see when they arrive.

Nobbles

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585 posts

261 months

Saturday 6th August 2016
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So half way through it. Brew break. The pagid pads came with new clips and one caliper bolt for each side with thread lock on. The pagid discs are not to be cleaned as they have a coating on - as per instructions in the packaging. My extra accessories pack came with two pivot bolts, rubber bellows things and grease. Seems to be going ok.

Nobbles

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585 posts

261 months

Monday 8th August 2016
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All done. Even got me one of those eezibleed kits and changed the brake fluid.