changing disco front discs

this weekend weather permitting I am planning on changing the front pads and
discs on my 300tdi disco, I foresee two possible problems.
when the hub is off the axle what's the best way of holding it whilst I undo
the disc bolts?
I have read horror stories of how hard it was to remove the disc from the
hub, I have a lump hammer but no access to a press, any tips on removing the
disc's?

Paul.

Paul wrote:
> this weekend weather permitting I am planning on changing the front pads and
> discs on my 300tdi disco, I foresee two possible problems.
> when the hub is off the axle what's the best way of holding it whilst I undo
> the disc bolts?
> I have read horror stories of how hard it was to remove the disc from the
> hub, I have a lump hammer but no access to a press, any tips on removing the
> disc's?
>
> Paul.
>
>
Paul,
I'm probably preaching to the choir here but, don't forget to re-pack
your wheel bearings as well. An additional note, please be careful if
you have ABS. Those sensors are a pain to set in the proper mode if they
get knocked.

Anyway, there are special tools from LR to make the task of changing the
rotors much easier. I've heard of folks using a large gear puller to
remove the rotor. However, I don't know how they keep from damaging the
spindle or bearings.

"Jeffrey S Austin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Paul wrote:
>> this weekend weather permitting I am planning on changing the front pads
>> and
>> discs on my 300tdi disco, I foresee two possible problems.
>> when the hub is off the axle what's the best way of holding it whilst I
>> undo
>> the disc bolts?
>> I have read horror stories of how hard it was to remove the disc from the
>> hub, I have a lump hammer but no access to a press, any tips on removing
>> the
>> disc's?
>>
>> Paul.
>>
>>
> Paul,
> I'm probably preaching to the choir here but, don't forget to re-pack
> your wheel bearings as well. An additional note, please be careful if
> you have ABS. Those sensors are a pain to set in the proper mode if they
> get knocked.
>
> Anyway, there are special tools from LR to make the task of changing the
> rotors much easier. I've heard of folks using a large gear puller to
> remove the rotor. However, I don't know how they keep from damaging the
> spindle or bearings.

Hi no its not got ABS, points about repacking grease noted.

I always forget the new gaskets, so don't forget the gaskets!

Nigel

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and a couple of SJs for spares

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"Paul" <[email protected]> wrote:

> this weekend weather permitting I am planning on changing the front pads and
> discs on my 300tdi disco, I foresee two possible problems.
> when the hub is off the axle what's the best way of holding it whilst I undo
> the disc bolts?

Bolt the hub to the wheel and put it flat on the ground.

> I have read horror stories of how hard it was to remove the disc from the
> hub, I have a lump hammer but no access to a press, any tips on removing the
> disc's?

A copper mallet or one of those "dead weight" (lead shot filled)
wuld perhaps be better, but as long as you hit the (old!) disk
rather than the hub it shouldn't be too difficult

>
> Paul.
>
>

Richard

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Nigel <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny about:
> I always forget the new gaskets, so don't forget the gaskets!
>
> Nigel

Recently done ours, 300 shape V8 ES.

No abs stuph noted on the front but rears had rings on the disks.

I stuck the old disk in a big old vice I have laying around and clamped it
up then set about using the appropriate levels of brute force to remove the
disc. Gemmi, Big old cold chisel and a v large hammer did the trick.

Tidyed up the stub with some light sand paper and a little lubricant before
fitting the new discs by tightening each bolt in turn working the way around
in a similar manner as precribed when tightening wheel nuts.

Intrestingly the rears were much easier to remove and not remotely stuck
fast.

As for the gaskets, It didn't have them on the front when removed but I put
them on when refitted anyway.

Lee

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>I have a lump hammer
>

Works for me
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Paul wrote:

> this weekend weather permitting I am planning on changing the front pads and
> discs on my 300tdi disco, I foresee two possible problems.
> when the hub is off the axle what's the best way of holding it whilst I undo
> the disc bolts?
> I have read horror stories of how hard it was to remove the disc from the
> hub, I have a lump hammer but no access to a press, any tips on removing the
> disc's?
>
> Paul.


See thread on this group about 6 weeks ago titled "Disc change".
Separating the disc from the hub is easy.

For disc bolt loosening - if you do not have a vice you can re-attach a
wheel as Richard suggests but it may not be necessary. I usually just
kneel on the disc. The bolts are not particularly tight and will usually
succumb to a shock with a breaker bar. Make sure that you have a good
tight-fitting socket though - if you round the heads off you've made a
lot of work for yourself!

The caution about bolt heads is probably even more important for the
calliper attaching bolts. If you mess them up before the calliper is
removed you're in real trouble. I'd advise having spare bolts to hand.

Re-pack hubs - it's just as important to replace the seals.

ABS sensors - you'd have to be very ham-fisted to disturb these. You
don't need to touch them. It's only an issue on the rear as Lee mentions
so you don't need to worry. The front ABS sensors are in the upper
swivel pins if you were wondering.

On or around Fri, 31 Mar 2006 19:49:32 +0100, Dougal
<DougalAThiskennel.free-online.co.uk> enlightened us thusly:

>Paul wrote:
>
>> this weekend weather permitting I am planning on changing the front pads and
>> discs on my 300tdi disco, I foresee two possible problems.
>> when the hub is off the axle what's the best way of holding it whilst I undo
>> the disc bolts?
>> I have read horror stories of how hard it was to remove the disc from the
>> hub, I have a lump hammer but no access to a press, any tips on removing the
>> disc's?
>>
>> Paul.
>
>
>See thread on this group about 6 weeks ago titled "Disc change".
>Separating the disc from the hub is easy.
>
>For disc bolt loosening - if you do not have a vice you can re-attach a
>wheel as Richard suggests but it may not be necessary. I usually just
>kneel on the disc. The bolts are not particularly tight and will usually
>succumb to a shock with a breaker bar. Make sure that you have a good
>tight-fitting socket though - if you round the heads off you've made a
>lot of work for yourself!
>
>The caution about bolt heads is probably even more important for the
>calliper attaching bolts. If you mess them up before the calliper is
>removed you're in real trouble. I'd advise having spare bolts to hand.
>
>Re-pack hubs - it's just as important to replace the seals.
>
>ABS sensors - you'd have to be very ham-fisted to disturb these. You
>don't need to touch them. It's only an issue on the rear as Lee mentions
>so you don't need to worry. The front ABS sensors are in the upper
>swivel pins if you were wondering.

My experience is to support the disc on a couple of blocks of wood, put
another block on the top of the hub and welt same with a big hammer.
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