which discs and pads?

**hongkongstuey** · 14-04-2009,11:55 AM

just rang a parts place and they said what size and what make i have at the moment? i can measure diameter but no doubt caliper is rusted bad where any make is on it.

car is 1999 afn tdi 110 with abs, anyone know which system it uses on the front?

thanks in advance

**cazyp** · 14-04-2009,01:14 PM

Phone gsf and give the reg no - they'll tell you.

**hongkongstuey** · 14-04-2009,06:06 PM

thanks for reply, went to stafford vw, got info. got the discs and pads an set to work, bloody wheel is stuck to hub, hit the back of it hundreds of times with a 3 foot sledge hammer, front back, hit the rim with rubber mallet front and back, kicked hell out of it. stuck on with corrosion, its going into telford vw friday. got vw discs in the end

**snapdragon** · 14-04-2009,07:34 PM

Originally Posted by hongkongstuey

thanks for reply, went to stafford vw, got info. got the discs and pads an set to work, bloody wheel is stuck to hub, hit the back of it hundreds of times with a 3 foot sledge hammer, front back, hit the rim with rubber mallet front and back, kicked hell out of it. stuck on with corrosion, its going into telford vw friday. got vw discs in the end

Some people loosen the bolts just mm or 2mm so that the wheel is still supported on the spigot and then drive 100 yards on uk potholed roads!

When refitting the wheel, clean the mating surfaces and smear a very thin smear of coppaslip or grease and then rub it off with a rag so that only a thing greasy film remains.

**paulthefox** · 14-04-2009,08:16 PM

on the subject of roads drive over here it shakes the car to pieces

think your car runs girling or ate

for calipers

paul

**hongkongstuey** · 15-04-2009,03:35 PM

runs 'ate' front calipers, had rears done a few months back. going in friday to have them done anyway, had mot today and failed on front discs and pads, one bulb which ive just done and headlamps are set too low even after using internal adjustment, bulbs are fine and in the right way etc. gonna sort them out when it goes dark

just need test distance off mot site. oh brake flexi pipes need replacing too.

garage is doing discs, pads (ive bought them) and they are getting flexi brake pipes 30 quid and including labour will be 115 quid, need it doing and got enough stuff to be getting on with like finding a job

**paulthefox** · 15-04-2009,04:57 PM

mines afn also had front wishbone and rear discs and pads done for nct(mot) here.test 25 of this month so here's hoping all goes well

have been looking into 312 conversion seems worth while if front ones need replacing

£115 seems not bad to get a pass for its mot

paul

**hongkongstuey** · 15-04-2009,09:06 PM

my beaten up bmw 1990 325i failed on a misaligned headlamp when i had it, thats it!!! that was due to crappy threaded rod type headlamp adjusters, they just seized up. just put a flat washer behid one side to level it up. my pug used to be 400 quid a year to put through, it ate bushes every 12 months and rear brakes and handbrake cables were a yearly thing.

got advisery for suspension bushes on both front susp arms, but i checkes those and they arent even border line, look perfect to my untrained eye

**snapdragon** · 16-04-2009,08:37 AM

Good luck, but what did it fail on? The MOT doesn't check brake disc and pads. All they check is brake efficiency and they usually work fine for this test until down to the metal.

**hongkongstuey** · 16-04-2009,09:59 AM

failed on pad level, below 1.5mm, discs have big lip on them, brake pipe flexis deteriorated, doesnt say about efficiency at all i dont think, all info is in the car an im in bed

did headlamps last night, will prob take allen key with me and set them there if they need adjusting again. i know brakes are knackered but still work, dont even fade, squeak now an then but still work fully