MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: Tortaruga on December 17, 2012, 11:35:16 am

Title: Disc change
Post by: Tortaruga on 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?

Cheers

Title: Re: Disc change
Post by: 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.

Title: Re: Disc change
Post by: andybon on 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.

Title: Re: Disc change
Post by: Nasir on December 17, 2012, 07:22:15 pm

I wouldn't use an old set of pads on new discs, but that's my OCD.

Title: Re: Disc change
Post by: MattR32T on December 17, 2012, 08:40:33 pm

I'd personally changed the pads at the same time aswell

Title: Re: Disc change
Post by: OSB on 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 .....

Title: Re: Disc change
Post by: rich83 on January 11, 2013, 04:53:40 pm

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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Title: Re: Disc change
Post by: john a on 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.