C5 Hdi Front Disc And Pads Replacement

[Guest gaztank]

:) I own a C5 HDI 2.0 est. My dealer tells me the front discs and pads need changing, discs down to 23mm pads 6mm. Is it straight forward or are there complications with the hand brake attached to the caliper

[paul.h]

Welcome to the forum.

Should be easy enough. The pistons need to be wound back (opposite directions each side) to fit the thicker pads. Some copper grease where they contact the calipers will stop them seizing.

[Johndouglas]

When my daughter took her Xsara for its 12K service she was told to take it back in six months for new discs and pads. At the time I checked them and told her to leave it. I eventually replaced both at 36000, two years later. The French 'Haynes' manual says the minimum thickness of pads is 2.5mm. The original thickness of your discs was 28mm, therefore if what you've been told is correct the 'lip' should be 2.5mm

If you decide to do the job yourself, remember the pistons need winding back like so: offside, anticlockwise; nearside, clockwise. The handbrake lever will be no problem. Just unclip it and move it to one side. No adjustment on the cable is required.

[Guest gaztank]

When my daughter took her Xsara for its 12K service she was told to take it back in six months for new discs and pads. At the time I checked them and told her to leave it. I eventually replaced both at 36000, two years later. The French 'Haynes' manual says the minimum thickness of pads is 2.5mm. The original thickness of your discs was 28mm, therefore if what you've been told is correct the 'lip' should be 2.5mm

If you decide to do the job yourself, remember the pistons need winding back like so: offside, anticlockwise; nearside, clockwise. The handbrake lever will be no problem. Just unclip it and move it to one side. No adjustment on the cable is required.

thanx john for your help, I have been reading your replies to others you are a handy man to have on this forum. Q is the french manual in french or can you get it in english print ? regards Gary

[paul.h]

The ETAI manuals are just in French, but not really a problem as the pictures are good, and things like torque values are the same but in dNm so x10 = Nm. A small French dictionary does help though for a few of the common words to start with. They can be obtained from the ETAI web site amongst others.