kooky_guy

kooky_guy

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Hi Guys,

Got my new rear disks and am having a look at fitting them.

I've only ever done this once before on an old BMW and had a problem that I don't want to have again this time...

The BMW disks seemed to have been shipped with a coating of something (presumably to stop them rusting on the shelf) and this acted like grease in that it took AGES for the brakes to start working properly.

Should I clean the new disks with something before fitting them to make sure there's nothing similar on these ones?

Told you it was a stupid question! :)

I bet none of my sockets fit now...

Guy
 
Treworgey 90 said:
err yes!

brake cleaner, believe it or not!
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Duh. Told you it was a stupid question. Still, I'm glad I asked!

I'm stalled anyway as the retaining screws are completely chewed up (nice one Keith Gotts - I would have thought for the amount you charged me to replace them a year ago, you could have stretched to new screws) and I can't seem to find an impact driver today. Blimey Focus is a useless shop.
 
kooky_guy said:
Duh. Told you it was a stupid question. Still, I'm glad I asked!

I'm stalled anyway as the retaining screws are completely chewed up (nice one Keith Gotts - I would have thought for the amount you charged me to replace them a year ago, you could have stretched to new screws) and I can't seem to find an impact driver today. Blimey Focus is a useless shop.
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I'm glad you asked as well. My disks came with a piece of paper that gave the fitting instructions by means of bizzare pictures. I never worked out what it was trying to tell me. Luckily they are still in box waiting delivery of my caliper carriers...:D
 
Remember when you're taking the caliper carriers off to use a bi-hex socket as RR were clever enough not to use conventional single hex bolts when fitting them.
 
hippolover said:
Remember when you're taking the caliper carriers off to use a bi-hex socket as RR were clever enough not to use conventional single hex bolts when fitting them.
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Mine came off with no problem. All my spanners and sockets are 12 point double hex so I guess I fell lucky this time. Last week I was about to buy a single hex socket to remove the head bolts when I remembered the spark plug socket would do the trick. Lucky 2 weeks in a row..I gues something will break before the night is out:eek:
 
kooky_guy said:
Hi Guys,

Got my new rear disks and am having a look at fitting them.

I've only ever done this once before on an old BMW and had a problem that I don't want to have again this time...

The BMW disks seemed to have been shipped with a coating of something (presumably to stop them rusting on the shelf) and this acted like grease in that it took AGES for the brakes to start working properly.

Should I clean the new disks with something before fitting them to make sure there's nothing similar on these ones?

Told you it was a stupid question! :)

I bet none of my sockets fit now...

Guy
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Kooky
How did you get your old discs off? Mine appears to have what I can only describe as a spacer which goes over the disc. It is held on by the 5 studs that go through disc and normally hold the wheel on. I cant get the spacer off. Not sure if there is anything else other than the 5 nuts holding it.
 
kooky_guy said:
Duh. Told you it was a stupid question. Still, I'm glad I asked!

I'm stalled anyway as the retaining screws are completely chewed up (nice one Keith Gotts - I would have thought for the amount you charged me to replace them a year ago, you could have stretched to new screws) and I can't seem to find an impact driver today. Blimey Focus is a useless shop.
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I had this problem, I just used an oversized philips screwdriver and wacked it into the screw, it had the effect of loosening the screw slightly and making enough of a dent in the screw so that the screwdriver had enough purchase to unthread it.
 
hoarec said:
I had this problem, I just used an oversized philips screwdriver and wacked it into the screw, it had the effect of loosening the screw slightly and making enough of a dent in the screw so that the screwdriver had enough purchase to unthread it.
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That's why I'm thinking impact driver. Nothing I've got is big enough (blimey I'd never realised how many screwdrivers I've got!) and of course Focus didn't have anything better.

JT - I haven't got the old ones off yet. Yours sound a bit strange - almost like you've got adaptors on. Might be worth posting a pic.

Treworgy - that's a last resort. Not quite there yet.
 
Kooky, yes it really was a silly question. When you by cheese with a wax coating on to protect it, do you remove the wax before eating or eat the wax as well? Impact screwdriver is a must for disc retainers. :):):)
 
kooky_guy said:
That's why I'm thinking impact driver. Nothing I've got is big enough (blimey I'd never realised how many screwdrivers I've got!) and of course Focus didn't have anything better.

JT - I haven't got the old ones off yet. Yours sound a bit strange - almost like you've got adaptors on. Might be worth posting a pic.

Treworgy - that's a last resort. Not quite there yet.
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Got them off after alot of perseverance. Off course there is no point in just bashing the old discs as the retaining screw stops any progress. I machined an old screwdriver to give me a nice slim but strong blade which allowed me to get a little gap between the spacer and the disc. Once I got enough I was able to get a chisel into the gap and just work it round. First one took me nearly 2hrs but the second one was less than 30mins.
 
wammers said:
Kooky, yes it really was a silly question. When you by cheese with a wax coating on to protect it, do you remove the wax before eating or eat the wax as well? Impact screwdriver is a must for disc retainers. :):):)
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Fair point but with neither the Bmw incident nor this one did it look like the disks had any sort of coating on them - nor is/was there any warning on the packaging and in my defence, I've never heard this mentioned before! Same with cheese I spose. I'd probly eat the wax if no-one told me which is why i asked!

Can't help being stoopid which is why I asked! I'd rather be stupid and ask than be stupid and balse it up. (again). That really would be stupid.

Guy
 
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