Front brake pads

ben · Post by **ben** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 9:48 pm

citronut wrote:how many pad fitting kits do you require

as i have a few brand new OE kits which contain 4 anti rattle springs, two wedge's and 4 wedges secureing clips,

i also have a selection of all the fittings S/H,

spoz if the dealer is asking £18 quid they must be worth £10 includeing carridge,

pm me your details if required

regards malcolm

None i am sorted now thanks

The cit dealer wanted £18 ,the motor factor 8.90 but either didn't have any and i wanted to do the job today.

ben · Post by **ben** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 9:53 pm

Defender110 wrote:Plenty fitting kits with the spring clips on ebay if your factor can't get them although I'm not sure I would put the uneven wear down to these, it's usually the slider pins siezing up?

Yeh true but as i say i wanted to do the job today, especially when i had it chocked up with the wheels off blocking my garage

It is a bit weird, the sliders seemed ok. Both pads were down to next to nothing on one side of the car and to 5-6mm on the side where the spring clips were missing

Maybe the fella i entrusted it to last time to do the brakes just didn't bother changing the offside ones

Teach me to be lazy

citronut · Post by **citronut** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 10:41 am

the springy bits are just anti rattle springs,
the calliper slides are the posts that the calliper slide on, although if the wedges are dry/rusty this can stop the pads slideing,

regards malcolm

ben · Post by **ben** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 5:39 pm

Yeh the slides er slid ok

When you say wedges do you mean the locking plates?

citronut · Post by **citronut** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:49 pm

ben wrote:Yeh the slides er slid ok When you say wedges do you mean the locking plates?

yep i think citroen call them wedges they hold the pad in the calliper,

i usualy clean and copper slip them and all the points the pad's contact the calliper, except of coures the brake disc

regards malcolm

ben · Post by **ben** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 10:03 pm

Well ,weirdly again ,on the side that the pads had worn down to a mm the wedge plate was stuck fast and took a while to remove, and the other came out easily

Oh well ,don't suppose that matters ,it's how the pads move along it that counts and it was stopping some how despite the state things were in

philhod · Post by **philhod** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 12:23 am

sometimes the auto handbrake adjuster mechanism sticks too.
This causes the pads not to return immediately thus causing faster wear.
A quick look under the rubber cap by releasing the spring clip will see if it's dry or not.
I release the cap clean out any dried grease squirt a bit of easing oil in there re fill with grease and replace the cap.
Usually becomes fully free within a couple of days

ben · Post by **ben** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 9:14 am

Thanks good tip- is this the cap that looks like it's covering a grease nipple?

citronut · Post by **citronut** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 12:58 pm

no Phill is talking about the rubber dust cover on the back of the calliper, were the hand brake lever spindle goes through into the rear of the calliper, it tends to become seized up,

this will usualy wear both pads on that calliper about the same,

also the hand brake cable being fractured were it runs round the susp strut can hold the hand brake on a bit,

regards malcolm

Post by **Defender110** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 1:07 pm

ben wrote:Thanks good tip- is this the cap that looks like it's covering a grease nipple?

No that is the brake bleeding nipple! he is refering to the complete rubber backing cover of the caliper.

ben · Post by **ben** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 1:18 pm

I realised not long after i posted but only just got back to the pc

A dumkopf moment, couldn't picture the big cap at the time

Thanks gents

citronut · Post by **citronut** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:08 pm

thats ok dont do it again

regards malcolm

philhod · Post by **philhod** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:31 pm

Thanks for straightening him out guys. I was a bit pissed when I came in last night and dozed off after posting.

ben · Post by **ben** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:07 am

Anyway, i had a quick look underneath with the torch last night and popped the covers off, the mechanisms were in very good shape with no corrosion ,only a little grease so i slapped some more in.