Brake discs advice needed

[Big_daddy]

Should be upgrading the new disks this week as the MOT is over a month away. The front disk will be drilled and groved.

Abit stuck, on the brake discs sizes.

fRONT DISK

What size disk does my leon take (1.8T sports 2000).

Done a quick measure ment, it coming up approx 32cm (see pic). measured straight through the middle of the disc.

Rear

Does the rear disk look fine?

I know the pads will need changing for sure. but not sure on the disk?

 

[ibizacupra]

312mm front disk same as audi TT
rears look ok, is there a lip?

 

[Big_daddy]

312mm front disk same as audi TT
rears look ok, is there a lip?

What you mean lip? The disk where the pad sits on look fine, smoth but inner sider theres is a 1mm crust

 

[The MoffMeister]

wher the pad rubs it creates a lip as bill says basically the top outer edge of the disc will be alot fatter than the rest of the disc where the pad runs

 

[Big_daddy]

wher the pad rubs it creates a lip as bill says basically the top outer edge of the disc will be alot fatter than the rest of the disc where the pad runs

Oh Nah it looks even to me. may upgrade them later in the year. Thanks all

 

[Big_daddy]

Quick one

do my pads look low? The pedal seems to be abit spungy.

 

[andyj]

pads are low on the rear, fronts look ok to me

 

[ibizacupra]

spongy pedal is as likely fluid and hoses
handbrake work ok? how many clicks before it holds?

rears looks just over 50% gone

 

[Big_daddy]

spongy pedal is as likely fluid and hoses
handbrake work ok? how many clicks before it holds?

rears looks just over 50% gone

The hand brake is crap, goes up to 3clicks, plus some time it rolls with hand brake on
So is the rear pads causing spongy brakes?

 

[The MoffMeister]

not pads fluid and hoses

 

[Big_daddy]

Any idea how to improve the handbrake to 1click?

 

[andycupra]

Any idea how to improve the handbrake to 1click?

pull out the rear ash tray. you can adjust the cable there.

 

[The MoffMeister]

but should be a few clicks not just the one

 

[Big_daddy]

pull out the rear ash tray. you can adjust the cable there.

Shall i do this after the rear pad change?

 

[andycupra]

if your going to change the pads id say so.

 

[ibizacupra]

fit new pads... ~£35/set for good quality ones..
you adjust the caliper (need the wind back tool) to get just a little clearance to slide caliper over new pads, then you will likely find handbrake is much less movement

 

[Big_daddy]

Make sense, do this over the week end. Cheers lads

 

[Big_daddy]

Just remmbered

do the rear pads have sensor on them?

Will some thing like this help me retract the caliper?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/brake-caliper...ryZ30917QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[The MoffMeister]

no just front

 

[The MoffMeister]

yes get adaptor 1