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Quickie: What order to change my brake parts
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:24 pm
by tass
Gave my polo a once over last week and found that nearly all the brake comps need changing - discs, pads, shoes and fluid. Have all the parts and my trusty Haynes manual but just wondering if it makes life easier to do it in any particular order? Fluid or parts first? Front before back? Any tips would be great. Also is a 500ml bottle of brake fluid enough for a fluid change. The haynes doesn't give brake fluid capacity and 500ml seems very small!!!
cheers boys!
Tass
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:49 pm
by kyle1b1
try free off all the bleed nipples first. they may break.
then might want to add a few wheel cylinders to your parts list lol
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:25 pm
by tass
kyle1b1 wrote:try free off all the bleed nipples first. they may break.
then might want to add a few wheel cylinders to your parts list lol
you think I should change the wheel cylinders too?
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:57 pm
by kyle1b1
check them first to make surse they aint leaking. if they aint try crack off the bleed nipple they sometimes break and if they do is easier to get a new cylinder
Re: Quickie: What order to change my brake parts
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:58 pm
by vw-po-low
tass wrote:Gave my polo a once over last week and found that nearly all the brake comps need changing - discs, pads, shoes and fluid. Have all the parts and my trusty Haynes manual but just wondering if it makes life easier to do it in any particular order? Fluid or parts first? Front before back? Any tips would be great. Also is a 500ml bottle of brake fluid enough for a fluid change. The haynes doesn't give brake fluid capacity and 500ml seems very small!!!
cheers boys!
Tass
May aswel do the disc's, pads, shoes and drums then do the fluid, you'll end up bleeding in a wheel order anyway, unless you have an air bleeder.
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:31 pm
by kyle1b1
or you could bleed first then any fluid you get anywhere wont be on new brakes.
or could strip all the old brakes off, do the fluid then build back up with new brakes
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:24 pm
by vw-po-low
kyle1b1 wrote:or you could bleed first then any fluid you get anywhere wont be on new brakes.
or could strip all the old brakes off, do the fluid then build back up with new brakes
Your second idea sounds better.
plus, use brake and clutch cleaner if you spill fluid.