Where to buy brake pads from?

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:59 pm

Right, I need pads rather urgently now...

After today's track mission, I have no pad left on my front left caliper. Literally. Every time I pulled up to brake on the way home it'd do a lovely metal on metal squeal and not pull me up at all.

Hopefully someone will have them in stock tomorrow and I can just pick them up (not in my '5). The question now is how do I fit brake pads?

Hellmun · Postby **Hellmun** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 9:11 pm

Pretty easy actually. You can remove the calipers completely with a 14mm spanner on two bolts. Makes pushing in the piston easier as you can just put it on a chock/seat/jack while doing it. Just keep an eye on your brake fluid as you push it in.

Alternatively you can do it by removing the slider pins IIRC. I don't do it that way but Andrew did last time we were at the track.