front brake pads

[almera53]

hi, i have a seat leon 1900 tdi 2001, can anyone tell me how to change my front brake pads please. thanks dennis.

 

[curryholic]

Get a Golf Mk4 Haynes manual. There are a few howto's in the knowledge base section but they are different types of calipers. They are quite easy really but you have to take the caliper off to replace the pads (i've had cars before where the pads slide out of the caliper!).

I did mine at the weekend, quite easy to start on the N/S but then on the O/S the threads for the guide pin in the hub just stripped when I undid them so I had to take it to my local garage to sort out.

 

[almera53]

hi, thanks for your reply, am i right in saying the two pins that the caliper slides on have to be unscrewed out, thanks again. dennis.

 

[curryholic]

Yeah they unscrew into the car rather than outside, it's a large hex you need.

 

[almera53]

thats brilliant now i know what im"e doing, thanks a million, dennis.