jaymdee Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Is this easy or should I take it to someone who's done it before? I like to learn to do stuff myself (as well as save a few £s ) Do I need any special equipment, or is there any special process to go through with the disks before fitting? I've looked in the manual - do I need to do the runout stuff? What about bleeding the system etc? Any suggestions/advice much appreciated J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignum Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Easyyy, have you done a search, there should be loads on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Fronts? Trim the guards (angle grinder) or take em off. Standard bleed procedure. Straightforward job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymdee Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 Darren - I already have UK disks, so don't think there's any trimming to be done. cheers Bignum - I've done loads of searches, but guess until I get started I don't really know. I've printed out the pages from the manual on mkiv.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Don't forget to clean off any oily residue from the disks before you fit them. Make sure the hub is free from dirt/rust before you fit the new disks, I always clean the mating surface with a wire brush. Sometimes the caliper bolts can be extremely tight, I used a long lever which I managed to push with my foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 You must check for disc run out in all bolt positions with a dial gauge with all bolts done up to 79 lbft and select the position with the least run out as the final position for the disc in relation to the to the hub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymdee Posted March 24, 2007 Author Share Posted March 24, 2007 You must check for disc run out in all bolt positions with a dial gauge with all bolts done up to 79 lbft and select the position with the least run out as the final position for the disc in relation to the to the hub. OK. thanks, I don't have a dial gauge, so maybe I won't be doing this then... (what is a dial gauge?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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