 Brake Pads Change Failure! |
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 Nov 23 2009, 10:23 AM
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New Member Group: Registered Member Posts: 12 Joined: 10-April 09 Member No.: 76181 Car Model:COROLLA T SPORT Location:WARRINGTON  |
Hi guys
My car failed its MOT on saturday due to my front pads being to low so today i bought some new ones & thought i'd save myself some money by doing it myself. After taking the wheels off i've noticed the small bolts for the caliper have been rounded off so its impossible to undo the bolt and i tried undoing the bigger bolts and there just smoothing off aswell p*****g me off big time. I've had to except defeat with this now so just phoned the garage to let them do it before the retest on wednesday and its going to cost 51 pound just to change the pads which i'm supplying. Is that price about right these days or are they ripping me off? |
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Nov 24 2009, 05:48 PM
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Top Rank Poster!  Group: Registered Member Posts: 1804 Joined: 6-March 04 From: Grimsby, N.E. Lincolnshire Member No.: 9827 Car Model:Corolla T sport Location:Grimsby, N.E. Lincolnshire |
if you can't adopt the small socket root, i would hacksaw through the pins, then replace them with new bolts too. although that will cost you £20 for new pins i think.
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TSPORDIMSTER Brake Pads Change Failure! Nov 23 2009, 10:23 AM
man-bing I would say that you have 10 working days if you h... Nov 23 2009, 10:41 AM TSPORDIMSTER Ha Ha Yeah i know abit of a mad price, The garage ... Nov 23 2009, 11:19 AM
man-bing QUOTE (TSPORDIMSTER)By the way I no it sounds stup... Nov 23 2009, 01:57 PM farhanali89 if the bolt is rounded off....why dont you try get... Nov 23 2009, 11:27 AM TSPORDIMSTER I did try a smaller one but to be honest dint want... Nov 23 2009, 11:44 AM farhanali89 they are general bolts but i would get them from t... Nov 23 2009, 12:06 PM TSPORDIMSTER Yeah true got nothing to lose really
I'm goin... Nov 23 2009, 12:34 PM Norfolk n Chance I had a similar problem when i changed mine... i u... Nov 23 2009, 12:42 PM TSPORDIMSTER I got da bloody nuts off thanks to me brother in l... Nov 23 2009, 09:50 PM farhanali89 good job Nov 23 2009, 10:31 PM -T- Sport TSPORDIMSTER...
What colour CTS do you have and d... Nov 23 2009, 10:31 PM |
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