Front disc change
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Go to YouTube and watch a couple for your model car first is a good start point .
You will get all sorts of views on what disc's and pads to fit. So here is my input, Brembo parts all the way, make sure the hub faces are shiny and clean. I buy from Autodoc, watch for their discount offers to get a decent price.
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The hardest part is undoing the caliper retaining bolts. If you have changed pads before, the rest is easy.
Remember to support the caliper with a zip tie or something similar. Don't let it hang by the flexible brake pipe.
Remember to support the caliper with a zip tie or something similar. Don't let it hang by the flexible brake pipe.
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Easy enough, just watch out for any thread issues with callipers.
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This an old one but a good one for someone in your situation.
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Agreed. I recently bought Brembo discs and pads from AutoDoc at a good price. They arrived quick enough for me (just over a week) but there are plenty negative reviews from people unable to plan ahead who expected their purchases delivered within 24 hours!
Something I have been surprised about with the Brembo pads is the amount of brake dust in the first couple of hundred miles. Hopefully it’s just them settling in. On the plus side, I gave the wheels a thorough clean and treatment while they were off, meaning it‘s been easy to wash off the brake dust with just water (and Wheel Woolies.)
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There are also plenty of negative reviews about them delivering non standard or poor quality parts rather than the purchased ones, people finding it next to impossible to get refunds, parts no arriving etc etc. I personally gave them a second chance after a driveshaft was delivered that was so poor quality it could not be used and then they took a month after return to give me the refund.......only to be let down again on shock absorbers. I think that any company that feels the need to trade under about a dozen different names or uses a UK sounding company name and a .co.uk website address and imply quick delivery and hide the fact that they are in Berlin unless you read the tiny print and not the sort of company I want to deal with....so I don't anymore. 1.7 on Trustpilot does less than fill me full of confidence too! YMMV
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I have never had any problems with Autodoc and I am buying parts for four vehicles across three brands, two German and one Italian/commercial. Delivery times can vary so I just plan ahead and keep stuff on the shelf till needed.
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Sorry but the last BREMBO pads and disks I fitted to my W213 last 10k km and were the biggest waste of money in 25+ years of car maintainance. Warped 3mm. Terrible and took the wheel bearings with them due to the extreme vibration. I have just fitted ATE discs and ATE ceramic pads. The discs have a grove to fit in the hub flange so fit much better and the ceramic pads cut brake dust by 90%+.
They were absolute genuine BREMBO's (from AUTODOC) and not once have BREMBO come back to me after 6 emails and via their social media links. Never, ever, ever again.
They were absolute genuine BREMBO's (from AUTODOC) and not once have BREMBO come back to me after 6 emails and via their social media links. Never, ever, ever again.
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Was going to change rear disks a couple of weeks ago but ended up only doing front and rear pads.
I just couldn't undo the disk bolts with the tools that I had.
Really needed an extension bar on the socket, also, car was just up on axel stand so not enough room to get any real leaverage.
Gave up in the end and returned the disks for refund.
I just couldn't undo the disk bolts with the tools that I had.
Really needed an extension bar on the socket, also, car was just up on axel stand so not enough room to get any real leaverage.
Gave up in the end and returned the disks for refund.
I presume you mean the caliper mounting bolts ? Mine were seriously tight. I managed to shift them by turning the wheel to full lock for better access. Can't remember exactly what I used but I'll have bodged it with whatever length of steel tube I could find as an extension bar. I've got a vague recollection that the head of the bolts was relatively shallow. On a job like that I'll be prepared to grind the lead in bevel off the end of the socket in order for it to get maximum purchase on the bolt.
The other bit of fun was one of the disc retaining screws came out reasonably easily and the other one refused to move and ended up damaged after snapping my Torx bit. It was easy to take the head off with a sharp drill bit and then once the disc was off, remove what was left with vice grips. New screws came with the discs.
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Top tip - always try and loosen the disc retaining bolt before dis-assembling anything else. That way you can have someone in the car to hold the disc still by pressing the footbrake to ensure better grip with the torx bit as there is more opposite force/resistance from the disk
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Alternatively, especially if there’s nobody else around to help, a screwdriver between the inner flanges of the disc and the calliper does a good job of locking the disc whilst undoing the small retaining screw.Top tip - always try and loosen the disc retaining bolt before dis-assembling anything else. That way you can have someone in the car to hold the disc still by pressing the footbrake to ensure better grip with the torx bit as there is more opposite force/resistance from the disk
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I always tend to anoint any bolts i need to undo with Plusgas a few days before i start the job.
Ive used Black Diamond discs and MTech discs and found both very good. I'd bin the Pagid pads that come with the Mtech discs though (or did when i last bought some). Ive recently tried Brembo's HP2000 pads and these are awesome, very impressed. Bit of a faff bedding them in though. Excellent stone cold performance and when they get a bit of heat in them they are phenomenal. Road legal too which i wanted.
Ive used Black Diamond discs and MTech discs and found both very good. I'd bin the Pagid pads that come with the Mtech discs though (or did when i last bought some). Ive recently tried Brembo's HP2000 pads and these are awesome, very impressed. Bit of a faff bedding them in though. Excellent stone cold performance and when they get a bit of heat in them they are phenomenal. Road legal too which i wanted.
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When I was replacing my front discs on my SL, I had a particularly stubborn caliper bolt.. I managed to get a long breaker bar on the socket, the end of it was jammed onto the ground..as I was using the OE car jack .. I slowly lowered the car.. which pressed the breaker bar into the ground.. this rotated the socket slightly and loosened the bolt a fraction... once I lifted the car back up.. It was enough to get the bolt started and I was able to remove it in the conventional way.. at all times I had a axle stand under the car just in case I needed to catch it..
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There are also plenty of negative reviews about them delivering non standard or poor quality parts rather than the purchased ones, people finding it next to impossible to get refunds, parts no arriving etc etc. I personally gave them a second chance after a driveshaft was delivered that was so poor quality it could not be used and then they took a month after return to give me the refund.......only to be let down again on shock absorbers. I think that any company that feels the need to trade under about a dozen different names or uses a UK sounding company name and a .co.uk website address and imply quick delivery and hide the fact that they are in Berlin unless you read the tiny print and not the sort of company I want to deal with....so I don't anymore. 1.7 on Trustpilot does less than fill me full of confidence too! YMMV
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I stick with partsinmotion, a UK based firm , no silly postage and waiting times, no silly money off codes ,like 43% .We all know the prices are inflated before the codes are used . 5 % or 10 % if you subscribe with partsinmotion is all you'll ever get. No over inflated prices . Ecp is just as bad for it .
