Changing the rear disc and pads?

Can anyone help as to how its done with the park brake etc not done one before but changed brakes many time before on holder rear disc cars any special tools etc. a guide would be great


Thanks Chaps

This might help

http://babyrr.com/forum/Thread-emergency-parking-brake

(10-11-2013 06:34pm)cjfp Wrote:  This might help

http://babyrr.com/forum/Thread-emergency-parking-brake

Thanks mate

Just had mine changed as were down to 2mm after 50k.
Chickened out of changing them myself so they cost £227 to fit. :0(

At 2nd year service, the dealer said I probably need to change my rear pads in about 6 months as they had 'only' 6mm left.

So I confirmed, "They start with 10mm?"
"Yes"
"And need to be changed at about 2mm?"
"Yes."
"So if I do the same mileage in the next last 2 years as the next 2 years, they'll need replacing in...2 years?"
"Well you might wear them out quicker."

Happy to be corrected if brake pads wear more quickly once at the end, but that seemed very fishy to me.

The good news is that the service report suggests my tyres now have more tread on them that when the car got inspected for a recall when it was only 6 months old (and I was told the balance was probably out on one tyre). So maybe my brake pads will get thicker too?!

(11-11-2013 11:07pm)abcya Wrote:  So maybe my brake pads will get thicker too?!

Like the dealer

(11-11-2013 11:07pm)abcya Wrote:  At 2nd year service, the dealer said I probably need to change my rear pads in about 6 months as they had 'only' 6mm left.

So I confirmed, "They start with 10mm?"
"Yes"
"And need to be changed at about 2mm?"
"Yes."
"So if I do the same mileage in the next last 2 years as the next 2 years, they'll need replacing in...2 years?"
"Well you might wear them out quicker."

Happy to be corrected if brake pads wear more quickly once at the end, but that seemed very fishy to me.

The good news is that the service report suggests my tyres now have more tread on them that when the car got inspected for a recall when it was only 6 months old (and I was told the balance was probably out on one tyre). So maybe my brake pads will get thicker too?!

A bit like your dealer