My car is currently off the road at the moment but something I wanted to do is give the pad carrier a spruce up with a wire wheel and a lick of paint (not red don't worry) I am right in thinking its only these two bolts holding it on without having to disconnect anything ?
Also the sliders could do with new dust covers and re-greasing as I'm sure one might be dragging so I'm looking at these on eBay but the Haynes I have doesn't elaborate on changing the sliders very well - is it a straight forward job ? I have noticed my car only has one brake vent on the O/S front brake I'm guessing it should have one on the N/S as well ?
Yes those 2 bolts will remove the carrier frame without disconnecting anything else.
Changing the sliders and rubbers is straight forward depending on the condition of the grooves that hold the rubber seals in. The old rubber seals may appear stuck in but they are not. They are held into location groves by the sliding pin so you have to remove the pin then remove the rubber seal out of the groove but it often is stuck solid and needs to be dug out and the groove cleaned out properly but sometimes the grove is damaged/corroded and it can be hard to locate the new seals in the groves properly. Once he seals are in the location groves inserting the slider pin in then holds the seal in the groove. Very straight forward on paper but can be very fiddly in practise.
Yes both calipers should have the cooling diverter but no real harm done if they are not there.
Kevan
1997 Mercedes C230 W202
2003 Land Rover Discovery Series 2 Facelift TD5 - Daily driver / hobby days and camping.
1993 Land Rover Discovery 200tdi Series 1 3 door - in need of TLC
2020 Fiat Panda 4x4 Cross Twin Air.
Once you've taken the caliper off by undoing the two bolts that go through the sliders they just push out but if yours are seizing you may have to knock them out with a hammer and punch.
Kevan
1997 Mercedes C230 W202
2003 Land Rover Discovery Series 2 Facelift TD5 - Daily driver / hobby days and camping.
1993 Land Rover Discovery 200tdi Series 1 3 door - in need of TLC
2020 Fiat Panda 4x4 Cross Twin Air.
p,s. use a dab of loktite on each bolt when reassembling.
Kevan
1997 Mercedes C230 W202
2003 Land Rover Discovery Series 2 Facelift TD5 - Daily driver / hobby days and camping.
1993 Land Rover Discovery 200tdi Series 1 3 door - in need of TLC
2020 Fiat Panda 4x4 Cross Twin Air.
Im more scared of snapping the bolt head off after 20+ years of heat cycles and what not but while I've got the carrier brackets off I might also give the brakes a bleed (again risky for the bleed nip I know) as they seem a bit spongey
'02 Clio Dynamique 1.2 16v - 92K - Sold
'09 Yamaha YBR 125 - 1100 miles
'93 Bx 17 TZD Turbo - 240K - The Aubergine
Never actually got round to doing this job but I'm going to need to change discs and pads soon so I might as well give the sliders the re-grease I should've done a while ago and give the pad carriers a spruce up with a wire wheel and a lick of heat proof paint.
I've found slider kits online that have the rubber boots and new slider pins in but I'm still in the dark as to how to remove the sliders... Do they just push in and out (if they aren't seized) if so do I push them inwards (wheel side) towards the engine bay and out the back of the caliper or the other way round and push them outwards from the engine bay side of the caliper towards the wheel and out the front of the caliper ?
'02 Clio Dynamique 1.2 16v - 92K - Sold
'09 Yamaha YBR 125 - 1100 miles
'93 Bx 17 TZD Turbo - 240K - The Aubergine
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