300tdi Brake question

Hi

I'm sure you've heard all this before.....
BUT...

My 1996 300tdi brakes are in an awful condition!

I'm just going to go for a full over haul, new calipers, disks, pads etc etc the lot.


Any recomendations or things to avoid?

Just get good quality standard spec disks. I wouldn't bother with grooved/drilled again as they are a bit noisy and the holes block up.

New callipers are not that dear, refurbishing them is possible but a swap is easier.

Brake pipes may well snap off at the ends so budget for replacing some.

Check servo on master cylinder, the body of the servo cracks with flexing and rust, nest to the master cylinder fixing bolts.

Look up trailerfitter vids on YouTube for wheel bearing adjustment, this will help with reassembly and save readjusting them later.

Good discs and pads, replaced my flexi hoses with braided ones at the same time. Replace all fluid (should be done every 3-4 years) bleed using something like the gunnson eazi bleed to eliminate any chance of air in the system

As kes86 says just get good new standard parts,fitting new seal retainers[a thin metal ring] into calipers can be frustrating if you decide to overhaul them.Fit pads from a well known maker like Mintex.