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Baker147
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Well its been a while since av changed brake's on a. car -_- just wondering if anyone know's what tool's to have handy for a change of pad's and discs on a 1.4 corsa sport? Cheer's ladds!
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pair of grips for squeezing piston back, flathead screwdriver for levering caliper off and the retaining clip off, torx bit or allen key for sliders (sure they are torx bit) wire brush and copper slip.
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7mm alen key iirc sean
Sean
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May well be
Mertin
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quote:
Originally posted by tom130691
7mm alen key iirc sean


99% sure thats right, most allen keys sets seem to miss it out
Torx bit for the retaining screw for the disc. Some copper grease is handy aswell and a wire brush / emery paper for cleaning the face of the hub and the caliper carrier

I fand a g clamp good for getting the piston back in
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It is 7mm allen key yes

Dont forget brake cleaner to clean the discs before you put them on
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dont forget a 10mm allen key for carrier
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quote:
Originally posted by shaned12345
dont forget a 10mm allen key for carrier


carrier doesnt need to come off
john_c20xe
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by shaned12345
dont forget a 10mm allen key for carrier


carrier doesnt need to come off


how you gna get the disc off then?
IvIarkgraham
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7th Sep 12 at 15:32   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lift the caliper off?
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Depends what brakes they are

[Edited on 07-09-2012 by alan-g-w]
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by shaned12345
dont forget a 10mm allen key for carrier


carrier doesnt need to come off


well its a corsa so how would he get the disk off without the carrier out the way?

that sounds difficult
IvIarkgraham
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7th Sep 12 at 17:03   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
like ive just said, lift the caliper off
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quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
like ive just said, lift the caliper off


You can't remove a disc on a Corsa with just removing the caliper. As said before, the caliper carrier needs to come off too!
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well ive done a few and the caliper lifted off as a whole
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Yes but you will be removing the caliper with the carrier attached. The correct way to do it is remove the the caliper from the carrier, via the 7mm Allen key slides. Remove the pads and then remove the caliper carrier via the 10mm Allen bolts.

[Edited on 07-09-2012 by Ryan_G1]
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so i was right is what you are saying?
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Yes in a way your right but it's not the right way to do it at all, after all it's a bit of fucking about. Trying to get the pads out of the caliper with it still attached to the carrier. Not to mention clean the carrier where the pads sit and push the piston back. It's a completely fucked up way of doing an easy job
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seemed simple enough when i did it
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Ok
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quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
like ive just said, lift the caliper off


still requires the 10mm allen key like i said....
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Always done it with caliper and then carrier rather than taking the whole lot. Carrier bolts are usually pretty tight too. Usually you dont need the whole carrier off. 1 bolt out and the 2nd loose is sometimes enough to get the disc out (did this on resr discs before, unsure about fronts but worth a try before fighting to remove a tight bolt completely)

 
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