Brakes

  1. Newbie Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 13
    #1
    Any help would be appreciated.Iv'e fitted new break pads and discs on front and one side of the back,got to last corner and the sliders are seized.Is there a tool to tackle this problem?
  2. Established Member Joined: Mar 2011 Torbay Posts: 1285 Mauritius Vts, 206 Gti 180
    #2
    If you mean the little slider that holds the pads in and the clip goes through...
    then yes a hammer and a decent punch or a screwdriver .
    Either knock them out and clean them up with a file afterwards or buy some new sliders.
  3. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo
    #3
    as said i used a screw driver and hammer, after a clean up with a wire brush slid back in lovely
  4. Newbie Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 13
    #4
    Was trying to avoid the hammer and screw driver haha,will give it a go cheers lads.
  5. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo
    #5
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Vtr-1 View Post
    Was trying to avoid the hammer and screw driver haha,will give it a go cheers lads.
    once youve got it out a bit you can get some pliers on the end of it to pull it out and to wiggle it to save using the hammer and screw driver more than you have to lol
  6. Newbie Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 13
    #6
    Will give it another go in morning swear box is full.The other sliders had grease in the housing so came out easy,these last two are bone dry.nightmare.
  7. Established Member Joined: Mar 2011 Torbay Posts: 1285 Mauritius Vts, 206 Gti 180
    #7
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Vtr-1 View Post
    Will give it another go in morning swear box is full.The other sliders had grease in the housing so came out easy,these last two are bone dry.nightmare.
    It happens all the time if they haven't been changed in a long time, obviously once you've had them off once you can clean/grease them up and should be good to go for a while!

    Got to take mine off the 206 this weekend lol.