Rear brake overhaul

[s3dave]

After finding one of my calipers siezed, i decided to do the ****** lot and stop messing about....

so this lot came in the post this morning.....


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Im going to paint them and fit it all at the weekend....

costs: brembo pads 20 quid
discs: 80 quid, grooved and dimpled
calipers: 80 quid for the pair and 70 quid surplus (get it back when i give my old calipers back)

 

[Westy]

After finding one of my calipers siezed, i decided to do the ****** lot and stop messing about....

so this lot came in the post this morning.....

Im going to paint them and fit it all at the weekend....

costs: brembo pads 20 quid
discs: 80 quid, grooved and dimpled
calipers: 80 quid for the pair and 70 quid surplus (get it back when i give my old calipers back)

Very nice Dave. Where did you get the calipers and do they do a similar service for front ones???

 

[DavidW]

I'm about to do something similar, noticed at the weekend the drivers side rear disk is rusty even after driving and has a noticeable ridge in the middle of the disk, something not quite right there I reckon.

Also would like to know where the calipers came from, I'm thinking it's likely one of mine has seized.

 

[s3dave]

bought the calipers from these guys....
Audi S3 1.8 Rear Left Calipers £30 Cashback | eBay UK

dont buy them off ebay though, for some reason there alot cheaper buy phoning them and paying by card.

 

[Westy]

Cheers Dave. I have a spare set of standard fronts so I'm thinking of getting them refurbed then swapping them with my current manky calipers.

 

[s3dave]

Give them a ring, i cant see why they would not do the fronts,

 

[s3dave]

Update ...
After painting the new calippers.....

By d121m at 2011-04-21

By d121m at 2011-04-21

I put them on....out with the old......

By d121m at 2011-04-21

and in with the new........

By d121m at 2011-04-21

God knows how long they have been siezed/partially siezed but my MPG as shot up to 26 mpg from a consistant 20 mpg (since i got it) so i will soon recoup the cost on fuel alone, i have to say the car is a lot better to drive and is very eager now im not dragging an anchor....lol
i also noticed the car should rock front and back very easy on a straight road with the h/brake off, before it would not budge! i thought it was because of it been a bit lardy.....
So check yours guys, they are a very bad design and can sieze easily...i think jet washing ****** mine, and pulled a little bit of the seal around the cylinder so water got trapped in and did its dirty work......

 

[Westy]

They look good Dave.

 

[S3 TAM]

I Like it bud.

shiny Calipers.

good work.

 

[Agric04]

Did you paint your discs too? Is that safe to do always thought it would cause a problem when it rubs off onto the brake pads. Looks good, I hate how the discs tend to rust.

 

[Westy]

Did you paint your discs too? Is that safe to do always thought it would cause a problem when it rubs off onto the brake pads. Looks good, I hate how the discs tend to rust.

No that's just how the discs come. As soon as he applies the brakes that black coating will come off.

 

[A3Tom]

As said..... just a coating

I've painted the hub area and very outer of my new fronts in VHT black as it keeps them nice and tidy looking...which those rears will do too. I hate crusty cornflake discs!

 

[jojo]

Looking good Dave, I need to pull my finger out and colour code my rears too. I've had a spare pair of rear brake calipers and carriers, plus the red paint, but never got round to doing it.

 

[s3dave]

Did you paint your discs too? Is that safe to do always thought it would cause a problem when it rubs off onto the brake pads. Looks good, I hate how the discs tend to rust.

Well they did not come like that but many do, a light coating and then the pattern stays black along with the outer and inner disc..

 

[shanejess]

did you give the hubs a wire brush carn tell in the picis and plenty of copper grease.

 

[s3dave]

did you give the hubs a wire brush carn tell in the picis and plenty of copper grease.

Yes did the whole shabang.....esp when i had to hammer my old discs off!