pablo1971 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Hi all got me self a full set of grooved discs and bigger calipers from my local scrapper. They came off a black n/a which is a cat c. Hoping to fit these at the weekend. Was wondering as I've never done this before if there was a certain way or special tools were needed. Any usefull comments are welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB B Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 It's not a complicated job but it can be a bit of a pain the first time because you may find everything hard to get off, for one reason or another. Make sure you keep and re-use all the shims springs and pins in the right way, if you seperate the callipers don't loose the small O rings. When doing the rears make sure you fully loosen the hand brake at the disc befor trying to take the discs off. Good luck. Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 If youre not too handy with a spanner and in any doubt, take it to a garage or a mate who knows about such things. Brakes aint something you wanna cock up. Dont forget youre gonna have to give the brake system a good bleed too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo1971 Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 If you are fitting UK spec brakes to your J spec car the lip on the stone guards located. behind the discs need to be trimmed, at least. The front guards, if you want to, can be removed completely with no fuss, just unbolt them from the stub axle and then cut them at their narrowest point. But the rear guards carry the parking brake cable and removing them is a little more complex so trimming is the easiest answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo1971 Posted September 11, 2009 Author Share Posted September 11, 2009 Hi all, im having trouble replacing the rear pads on my jspec, its the two small clips that fasten on the bottom of the pads, ive tryed putting them both in together but they always fall out. Has any one got any tips? Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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