[s-cars] Need Help w G-60 Brake Pad Change

[Peter Schulz]

Doug:

Pretty easy actually.

Tools /equipment required:

Jack
Jackstand
17 mm socket and drive (breaker bar) to remove wheels
13 mm 6 point socket and drive (to remove caliper guide bolt)
15mm narrow open end wrench ( to prevent caliper guide pin from rotating)
wire hanger, short bungee cord ( to support caliper and prevent stress on 
brake line)
wire brush ( to clean loctite of guide bolt)
loctite blue



1. put car in gear and set ebrake...even better, also put a block 
ahead/behind the rear wheel on the opposing side of car.
2. loosen lugs ( just loosen -with wheel on ground)
3. Jack up front of car- and put jackstand under it too
4. remove wheel
5.  Loosen Caliper guide pins on caliper - you need a 13mm 6 point socket 
for the bolt AND an narrow 15mm crescent or open ended wrench for the guide 
pin ( some folks grind a cheap 15mm open ended wrench, I use a bicycle cone 
wrench made by Park Tool co, available in most bike shops/
6. Important - when you remove both 13mm bolts on the guidepins, you are 
freeing the caliper from the caliper carrier, you now need to support the 
caliper (and NOT by the brake hose!!!!)
Use a metal coat hanger, bungee cord, something, to prevent putting stress 
on the brake hose - I usually use a short bungee cord and hang the caliper 
from the strut body.  If you jack the ca high enough you could also rest it 
on a milk crate, box, ,etc,
7. If applicable,. clean the locktite blue off the caliper guide bolts with 
a wire brush
8. pull the pads upward and out of the carrier - you might need to sand or 
file some corrosion off the sides where the pads contact the carrier. 
remove the pad brake wear connector if applicable.
9. Install new pads - if wear sensor is applicable, put that pad on the 
same side as the one that you removed,. pay attention to the routing of the 
harness...and reconnect the sensor wire to the car harness.
10. Put the caliper over the pads - ensure that the pad springs are 
centered in the caliper.
11.  Put a dab of loctite blue on the caliper bolts and tighten them to 
torque spec in Bentley.
12. reinstall wheel and torque bolts to 81 ft/lbs
13  Remove Jackstand, lower car.
14 Bed in pads using Mfr instructions

HTH
-Peter




At 09:13 AM 5/10/2004, you wrote:

>Listers,
>
>Need to change the front pads on my 95.5 S6 Avant.  Have replacement pads.
>Pulled the wheels but had difficulty reconciling the Bentley diagrams with
>what I saw on the car.  Usually, I feel confident tackling mods and repairs,
>but with brakes, I don't want any mistakes.
>
>So, I'm asking for help.  If there is anyone in the Minneapolis/St. Paul
>area that could lend me a knowledgeable hand, or if there are write-ups out
>there (hopefully with pictures) on how to change the front pads on the stock
>Girling calipers, I would be thankful.
>
>Have a track date in one week, so time is of the essence.
>
>TIA,
>
>Douglas shoeless in MN
>95.5 //S6Avant - mine
>98 Mercury Mountaineer - her work sled
>98 Toyota RAV4 - for sale
>73 BMW R60/5 - lonely in the garage
>
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Peter Schulz
1990 CQ (perpetually awaiting S2 3b engine transplant)
1991 200 20v TQW indigo mica
1991 200 20v TQW titanium grey
Chelmsford, MA USA
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