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Tortaruga
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December 17, 2012, 11:35:16 am »
I need to change out my front discs, but not the pads (they're fine).
Can I take just off the caliper carrier with the two 21mm bolts - will the calipers & carrier come off together? Or must I remove the calipers first and then the carrier?
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calipers bolt directly to hub, remove 2 bolts, little screw holding disc on usually siezed on.
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December 17, 2012, 07:04:44 pm »
And your old pads will be bedded to your old disks, So any deep scouring on the old disks may happen on the new ones.
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December 17, 2012, 07:22:15 pm »
I wouldn't use an old set of pads on new discs, but that's my OCD.
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December 17, 2012, 08:40:33 pm »
I'd personally changed the pads at the same time aswell
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January 11, 2013, 04:50:53 pm »
If there is plenty of meat left on the pads and there is only light scoring you can flat the surface by rubbing them on a sheet of abrasive paper which in turn on a flat surface like piece of glass. You have to be very carful that you don't wear down one side more that another.
Can be done - ive done it several times in my finacially poor youth.
But as has been said - best to fit new pads. Is running into the back of a car worth a few quid .....
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Quote from: biffobear on December 17, 2012, 07:00:39 pm
calipers bolt directly to hub, remove 2 bolts, little screw holding disc on usually siezed on.
Not quite
The calipers are bolted to the carrier. You need to take the caliper off and then remove the carrier.
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January 11, 2013, 10:04:57 pm »
For the price of a set of OE spec pads, I'd be chucking the old ones away.
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