Removing rear disc calipers

[Foxy-jim]

Could someone please give me a step by step on how to remove the rear calipers as im in the middle of lowering my beam and need to ge tthese off so that I can get the trailing arm out fully.

Or if anyone is in Somerset and not doing anything today feel free to pop over and help please haha.

Thanks!

[Atterz]

Remove the hard brake pipe and unbolt mate.

[Foxy-jim]

WHat the 4 big bolts?

[mark_airey]

Could someone please give me a step by step on how to remove the rear calipers as im in the middle of lowering my beam and need to ge tthese off so that I can get the trailing arm out fully.

Or if anyone is in Somerset and not doing anything today feel free to pop over and help please haha.

Thanks!

Two big bolts on the inside of the mounting bracket (round the back of the calliper when looking from next to the car) remove those and the calliper will come off in one

[Foxy-jim]

The firther in the arch?

[mark_airey]

the two that go through the sliders, the two holes on this one



If you remove the other 2 big bolts though that removes the pads out if the way too

[Foxy-jim]

ok cheers, just given them a go and they are solid!

[mark_airey]

ok cheers, just given them a go and they are solid!

well yeah, you don't want you calliper falling off when you brake do you

I would rather they were really fecking tight TBH

[Jonny b]

Yeh they will have thread lock on them as well so get a bar on there

[Foxy-jim]

One is off. Will do the second one then time to rebuild and lower! Whats the easiest way to get the trailing arms back in?

[Jonny b]

Same way you got em off ha ha big hammer lol

[Jonny b]

Though probably not best, wait for anpther suggestion ha ha couldn't get mine all the way on without it though ha ha

[Foxy-jim]

I cant even get it to sit at a height. It just keep sagging down!

[Jonny b]

Did you mark the arm before taking it off, it will only go in 40 mm ish increments

[Foxy-jim]

Ye I measured how far it sat normally.

[mark_airey]

As Jonny says, (unless you have removed the torsion bar fully, which I guess you haven't) you can only adjust it in 40mm ish increments!

[Jonny b]

hold it in the sort of position you want then wiggle it around it will go on

[Foxy-jim]

Got the brakes off, pulled the torsion bars right out, then re-inserted but had to hammer a bit to get them on!

[Toms306]

You probably already know but just incase, the piston will need to be wound back in on rear calipers rather than just pushed when you come to put them back together.

[Foxy-jim]

Didn't know that. They are on now. Will see what happens!

[mark_airey]

You probably already know but just incase, the piston will need to be wound back in on rear calipers rather than just pushed when you come to put them back together.

Unless you fit new pads &/or discs they shouldn't need moving at all and will just bolt back on though

[Foxy-jim]

They just went straight on!

[mark_airey]

They just went straight on!

In which case don't worry about it, just remember it if you fit new pads

[Foxy-jim]

Will do! Just been for a drive and they were absolutely fine!

[Toms306]

You probably already know but just incase, the piston will need to be wound back in on rear calipers rather than just pushed when you come to put them back together.

Unless you fit new pads &/or discs they shouldn't need moving at all and will just bolt back on though

True, if it was me I'd have probably whacked some new pads in at the same time though, unless they're fairly new already.

[Foxy-jim]

They have fairly new discs and pads already. Don't see the point in spending money pointlessly when I don't need too!

[Toms306]

They have fairly new discs and pads already. Don't see the point in spending money pointlessly when I don't need too!

Thats alright then, I only meant if they were old and shite (like the ones on most 306s lol!)

[Foxy-jim]

Haha ye that's cool. Na if they were bad I would have changed them. Would rear do things properly then make it a death trap!