replacing rear brakes

[bigjim]

hi, can anyone tell me if replacing the rear brakes on a williams is a pain to do, i see on ktec that you can buy the discs with the bearings pressed into them, so i presume then that its not just a matter of taking off the discs and pads and sticking on new ones, the bearings are built into them??? just that a williams im thinking of buying needs new rear brakes so want to budget for the job and make him an offer accordingly.

[Justin..]

You could source parts for just over £100 if you get good pads and an hour to fit?

[bigjim]

so the bearings dont need replaced then?

[Justin..]

Ideally yes they need to be changed. You can get a pair of discs with bearings fit about £80 from eurocar parts

[katbloke]

False economy to fit new discs to used bearings imo

[Wobba]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BREMBO-REAR-BARKE-DISCS-BEARING-MEGANE-CLIO-172-182-X2-/160499703486?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item255e871ebe#ht_749wt_1084

[Wobba]

Or with pads, but increased £15 postage:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CLIO-172-182-REAR-BREMBO-DISCS-MINTEX-PADS-BEARINGS-/160499682035?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item255e86caf3#shId

May get some myself actually...

[Justin..]

Bargain^!

[stevie_b]

so the bearings dont need replaced then?

It's not really worth trying to press the bearings out of the old and into the new. Just buy a new pair with bearings already installed. Then it is just a simple case of undoing the main nut (check you have the correct size socket handy - I think it is a 28mm or 30mm iirc - I can check for you if you don't have one and need to know to buy one) which is under a cover that you need to prise off, then remove the caliper and tap the disc with a hammer and it should slide off the shaft, then just slide the new one on, refit caliper, put on a new nut, torque up and replace the centre cover. Quite a simple job really.

[bigjim]

Or with pads, but increased £15 postage:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CLIO-172-182-REAR-BREMBO-DISCS-MINTEX-PADS-BEARINGS-/160499682035?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item255e86caf3#shId

May get some myself actually...

but will those fit a williams???? says 172 or 182????????

[Justin..]

Yes theyre exactly the same fitment