Need C5 Brake Advice.

[uphallst]

Hi there,

I have to replace the pads (and discs) on my 2002 1.8 C5.

I understand that Haynes do not do a C5 manual.

 

On a previous C5 I visited the garage while a mechanic was doing this job and I thought I remembered him saying that he had lost his brake tool so the job took a long time.

Can anyone tell me if I need a tool to rewind the caliper and if so what is it called and where can I get one.

Some calipers I have done in the past work with the brute force leverage method.(I know this method. Wife says I can lift heavy things but am not too bright so this method suits me)

Others have needed to be screwed one way or the other. ( Long nose pliers)

 

Any advice on this will be most welcome.

 

Thanks

 

Frank

[Johndouglas]

Use brute force on the C5 calipers and you're looking at spending big money. They wind back - BUT IN DIFFERENT directions. The offside need to be wound back anticlockwise. The nearside, clockwise. You don't need any special tool, just a piece of square bar.

[uphallst]

Use brute force on the C5 calipers and you're looking at spending big money. They wind back - BUT IN DIFFERENT directions. The offside need to be wound back anticlockwise. The nearside, clockwise. You don't need any special tool, just a piece of square bar.

 

 

 

Many thanks John.

This should give me something to do this weekend.

The different directions is a bit daft but thanks for

telling me and saving me some time and maybe expense.

Frank