Fudgey

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Went to fit some new rear discs to a mates estate earlier (r reg ish shape), i got as far removing the calliper bit, and then bent an 8mm allen key trying to remove the slider bracket bit

i then opened the box of new discs to find that they are basically the hub too and house the bearings - arseholes

put it back together and hes now ordering some new bearings...

i thought it was only old renults that used the disc as the hub too lol

anyhow, any tips for doing them?

i gave the 8mm allen key bolts a good soaking with the old wd40 to hopefully help for when i next have a go at em lol

James

no need to fit new bearings, the old ones come out easy enough.

the 8mm allen bolts are always tight, 3/8 breaker bar and an extension required.

seal pops out the back easily, bearings fall out, races tap out easily with a hammer/punch. then remove the abs ring from the back, using the hammer and punch tap the ring off by putting the punch through the wheel bolt holes, do this evenly else it will bend/crack.

reassembly as reverse!

Fudgey

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cheers mate

i came to the conclusion that had never been off...

so said he may aswell order new bearings as it wont hurt...

i had a big extension on the the allen key, it twisted the end of it

hopefully the wd40 will do the trick

melzieann

as said above no need for bearing just swap them over, dont for get to swap over the ABS ring tho

only thing i change is the seals there only pence any way

Fudgey

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well hes ordered a bearing kit now, so ill do it all once, should come with the seals too

cheers for the info lads

Fudgey

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actually, just one more thing...

do the pistons push in or are they screw in jobbies?

i tried to lever the cunt over, but bent my jack handle

at least they are built well, keep bendin my stuff

Fudgey

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up for the daytime peeps

jr

There screw in mate

We also replace the ABS rings and bearing grease seals when we do them mate as they crack as well

jr

we allways replace the bearings as well, which come in a kit with all the seals etc

Fudgey

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cheers mate.

whats the best way to screw the pistons in?

use a G clamp or similar to put pressure on and twist, or simply use mole grips etc?

cheers

jr

TBH mate i dont know, we've got a special tool that audi supply us, which is basically a fancy g clamp ,draper and a few others do make copys of it though

Fudgey

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cool, no worries, ill find out im sure

James

should be able to buy the tool from halfords or somewhere.

Fudgey

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oooooooooooo kkkk

had another go tonight... got the complete carrier off this time after using a torque wrench and the 8mm allen socket i bought earlier... didnt like the sound it made tho sounded like it broke lol

anyhow, calliper off, i then took the disc off, how tight should the nuts for the bearings be? this was pretty loose compared to a ford lol, it simply undone by hand as i was trying what size socket it was to undo it lol

i then spent about an hour pissing about with the piston trying to get it back in...

i ended up taking it out the seal and it does screw in clockwise, but it gets so far and then the thing just spins round and doesnt go in any further? deffo not far enough in to get the disc and pads in

what the hell and i doing wrong as its really starting to piss i off!

i disconnected the handbrake cable, but that done nothing..

if i try and put pressure on the piston and turn it, it doesnt move...

so please help me, i got till about 3pm tomoz to get it sorted as im off to london for the weekend

ps one abs ring came of easy, and new bearings are in the new discs - that bit went ok

Fil

the tools very simular to the ford one, with 2 pins that sit in the piston face. If they are the same style as my audi, you need to screew the pistion as its being forced back in ( alot off force needed! ), the ford tool shown below just about does the job

Fudgey

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cheers mate, i done a search on tinternet last night and found that i need one of them, so off to halfrauds in a bit

ta