Replacing the brake pads
(the thorough way)
Plywood in the caliper.
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- Remove the old brake pads.
- Put in 2 thin plywood sheets the same size as brake pads.
- Start the car and step hard on the brake pedal. Turn of the engine.
- Remove the half caliper and the brake disc and remove the plywood sheets.
- Clean and grease all 4 pistons with a little LHM, clean them with a paper towel
and press them in again (PROTECTIVE GOGGLES!).
- Mount the brake disc (must be cleaned thoroughly!), half caliper and new brake pads.
(Control that the brake pads for the hand brake is in place.)
- Bleed the brakes.
- Brake in the brake pads.
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Half caliper, inside.
If it is difficult to push in the pistons, you can on the half caliper use a large plier, and on the main caliper tap gently with a hammer.
Remember to put a flat pice of wood onto the pistons first.
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