Strike_Lightning Strike_Lightning Donating Members 198 Member For: 18y 8m 11d Gender: Male Location: Warnbro WA Posted 24/07/09 07:38 AM Share Posted 24/07/09 07:38 AM Hi GuysI have just purchased a set of DBA slotted and drilled rotors and RB24 brake pads for the front of my ''T'' and I was wandering how easy they are to fit and wether any special tools are required to do the change over. Has any one done the change themselves ? Was there any hick ups during the install. ?I have got a couple of quotes from workshops around my area and the average price was $150 which I dont realy mind paying but thought if it is easy enough then I would give it a go myself.Any help/comment would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootster Just a large member member Silver Donating Members 3,125 Member For: 16y 1m 18d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 24/07/09 07:42 AM Share Posted 24/07/09 07:42 AM easy....remove rim and brake caliper and should fall off......might have surface rust around hub a couple of taps with a hammer should do it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike_Lightning Strike_Lightning Donating Members 198 Member For: 18y 8m 11d Gender: Male Location: Warnbro WA Posted 24/07/09 07:48 AM Author Share Posted 24/07/09 07:48 AM Cheers Rootster, how about the pads, do they clip in, slide in ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootster Just a large member member Silver Donating Members 3,125 Member For: 16y 1m 18d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 24/07/09 07:53 AM Share Posted 24/07/09 07:53 AM remove the caliper from its mounting points....so leave the pads in the caliper....when you pull the wheel off you will see what I mean...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike_Lightning Strike_Lightning Donating Members 198 Member For: 18y 8m 11d Gender: Male Location: Warnbro WA Posted 24/07/09 07:58 AM Author Share Posted 24/07/09 07:58 AM (edited) So do the pads come out from the calipers easy enough ? I have to change them too. Edited 24/07/09 07:59 AM by Strike_Lightning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootster Just a large member member Silver Donating Members 3,125 Member For: 16y 1m 18d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 24/07/09 08:04 AM Share Posted 24/07/09 08:04 AM yeh...not hard...do one side at a time so you have a reference point on the other side....if your not sure $150.00 isn't to much to pay....Should be a couple of bolts on the caliper that hold the brake pads in....take one out and only loosen the other and flip the caliper up to remove pads..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redback Banned 236 Member For: 15y 5m 23d Gender: Male Location: Blacktown NSW Posted 24/07/09 08:08 AM Share Posted 24/07/09 08:08 AM Funny you ask this because I just finished doing brakes and drilled/slotted rotors all round. As Rootster said as soon as you remove the front wheel undo the 2 x 15mm bolts that hold the caliper bracket and remove the whole assembly off. Just press the pads and they will fall out. Before you put your new pads in remember to use a brake compressor to squeeze the piston back in because your new pads and rotors now have more material on them being new. When you have the caliper assembly off the rotors will just wiggle off. Just reverse this order to reassemble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike_Lightning Strike_Lightning Donating Members 198 Member For: 18y 8m 11d Gender: Male Location: Warnbro WA Posted 24/07/09 08:09 AM Author Share Posted 24/07/09 08:09 AM Cheers mate, yep ill give it a go(try anything once), but like you said $150 is ok for piece of mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike_Lightning Strike_Lightning Donating Members 198 Member For: 18y 8m 11d Gender: Male Location: Warnbro WA Posted 24/07/09 08:16 AM Author Share Posted 24/07/09 08:16 AM Hey redbackalarmsHow are the new brakes compared to the stock brakes? Did you get DBA's ?I got Dba rotors and RB24 pads from Race brakes in Vic at a very reasonable price, more than $100 cheaper than the cheapest quote I got from auto parts sellers here in WA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trough Lolly Member 4,349 Member For: 20y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: Mildura Posted 24/07/09 08:34 AM Share Posted 24/07/09 08:34 AM If your rotors are stubborn and wont come off, belt the sh*t out of them from behind with a big rubber mallet.other than that, its a walk in the park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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