Mk7 FWD ABS Front Discs and Pad replacement

[Peter Milston]

Hi Guys Mk 7 FWD ABS. I need to replace my front discs and pads and rear pads. I've searched for ages (Forum and U tube) to find a link for best method to do this but with no real luck. Has anybody got a link to a good method video or photos. Most I've found are for RWD. Thanks

[knobby1]

Hi Guys Mk 7 FWD ABS. I need to replace my front discs and pads and rear pads. I've searched for ages (Forum and U tube) to find a link for best method to do this but with no real luck. Has anybody got a link to a good method video or photos. Most I've found are for RWD. Thanks

The FWD and RWD are pretty much the same at the front....

The RWD rear discs are different but there's not a great deal in it...you'll need to "wind" the rear pistons back into the calipers because of the handbrake mechanism. Front pistons should just push back in.

Lord Knobrot

[Punto443]

Rwd is just the same except it’s a driveshaft on a fwd as a posed to a dummy shaft.

[knobby1]

Rwd is just the same except it’s a driveshaft on a fwd as a posed to a dummy shaft.

+1..^^ Ummm... I'm pretty sure it a driveshaft on the FWD..

And stop calling me a dummy shaft..!

Lord Knobrot

[V184]

Hi Guys Mk 7 FWD ABS. I need to replace my front discs and pads and rear pads. I've searched for ages (Forum and U tube) to find a link for best method to do this but with no real luck. Has anybody got a link to a good method video or photos. Most I've found are for RWD. Thanks

The FWD and RWD are pretty much the same at the front....

The RWD rear discs are different but there's not a great deal in it...you'll need to "wind" the rear pistons back into the calipers because of the handbrake mechanism. Front pistons should just push back in.

Lord Knobrot

The thread is about front discs not rear

[knobby1]

The thread is about front discs not rear

If you read the original post, he did ask about front discs and pads....& rear pads..!!

Lord Knobrot

[jumbo 57]

Much better practice to open the bleed nipple then push the piston back with a G-clamp.

[knobby1]

Much better practice to open the bleed nipple then push piston back with a G-clamp.

Aye...! Either will work though.

Lord Knobrot

[jumbo 57]

Yes, but one method runs the risk of reversing the MC seals, not to mention overflowing the brake reservoir if it's been topped up religeously.

[bambi mk 1]

Much better practice to open the bleed nipple then push piston back with a G-clamp.

Aye...! Either will work though.

Lord Knobrot

That will work well on the rear
Here you go for the fronts

[knobby1]

Yes, but one method runs the risk of reversing the MC seals, not to mention overflowing the brake reservoir if it's been topped up religeously.

True...but those of us who know that will know not to push too hard and keep an eye on the fluid level...People who don't know how will usually get someone else to do it..!

I use IDS to bleed my brakes these days.... coz I'm a lazy sod..!

Lord Knobrot

[knobby1]

Much better practice to open the bleed nipple then push piston back with a G-clamp.

Aye...! Either will work though.

Lord Knobrot

That will work well on the rear

Not....

Lord Knobrot

[jumbo 57]

Nipple procedure still applicable with rewind tools.

But yes, push pistons back gently and hell rarely visits you.

[knobby1]

Nipple procedure still applicable with rewind tools.

We've told people not to say "nipple"..! BJT & Ned get all excited and start dribbling whilst uttering religious names in some strange dialect...

Lord Knobrot

[jumbo 57]

Nipple procedure still applicable with rewind tools.

We've told people not to say "nipple"..! BJT & Ned get all excited and start dribbling whilst uttering religious names in some strange dialect...

NNIIIIIIIPPPPPPPPPPPPPPLE
(yes, English IS a strange dialect )