(T) Changing front pads

Is this dolly dimple?

anybody got a guide?

I previously used haynes books but there isnt one for the stilo.

be same as other cars, rember cooper slip on moving bits and thread lock on caliper bolts

I am sure Rich Chromegrey did his recently.

Piece of p. Remove 2 caliper bolts, slide caliper off, remove old pads (remove wear indicator wire where fitted), fit new pads, slip caliper back on and screw bolts back in.

Yes it is easy, I changed the front pads on my 02 1.6 yesterday and it took me about 20 - 25 mins altogether and I am not quick.

Push the piston back into the caliper, undo the two bolts on the rear of the caliper and pull out the centre section then pull the pads out along the grove housing them. Fitting new pads is the reverse of removing them.

There is a sensor in one of the N.S. pads for the pad wear warning light. This fits onto the caliper at the connector by pushing over a piece of metal, you release this by pulling the connector upwards off the metal and seperate the two wires.

I used Ferodo pads and these were slightly different to the pads I removed as there were two small studs protruding from the back of the pad and the position of these studs was different depending on whether the pad fitted against the piston or not, it is easy enough to work out which pad is which. New bolts complete with thread lock came with the pads.

Chris

Sorry about posting when the topic had already been answered, I took a phone call after starting to answer and posting and the other reply came in between

Chris

cheers guys

Just wondering, i have found some pads at a reasonable price, £17, but i dont know what make they are. The place came reccomended by a couple of mates who work in garages. Is it likely this is going to seriously effect the braking of the car?

Dunno... depends on the pad. Personally I would rather pay extra for the recommended pads as braking is an essential safety feature
Wouldn't want some cheap pad to fail just when you really need them...

Changed mummie's a month ago or so. The best bet is to get the originals from shop4parts.co.uk. These come with new metal clips that sit on the caliper to retain the pad; i've never seen them before, but it's probably best to replace them as they'll get bent out of shape and not be as tight (hence you'd get brake shudder).

Plus they have proper FIAT instructions in them, and I think they were about the same price (if not just a bit more) than I could get a set from halfrauds.

Thing is I have used cheaper pads on different cars and not notice any real difference, never had em fail. when i mean cheap i mean £8 for a full set of front pads for a seat ibiza.

Looked at getting parts on the net but because of the weight its cost a lot to post and therefore means I might as well get them from fiat for £39

oem fiat pads are cheepos just priced high, the ones your mates have recomended, they from a motorfactor? if so they will be trade price, when they fit um to a car customer will be charged double that, if they dont come with new bolts dont forget to clean up your old ones and use thread lock

Yeah, they are from a motorfactor. chances are that if i go to a local garage to do em, this is where they are from.

So your saying the £17 ones are no different to the fiat ones then?

ah they be diffrent alright, they be better, wont wear out as quick as blooming fiat ones

Lol, ya reckon?

I got about 15k out the £8ers on the ibiza- saying that, from different place and were johnny no brand.

I have always carried out my own servicing when the car came out of warranty and have always changed brake pads and shoes myself as I saved money even when the car was being serviced by a dealer for warranty considerations, .

I also "saved" money by buying cheaper pads and shoes at times but I have had problems with some of them wear, fading, squealing. I now only use Ferodo pads (which were fitted as OE on my 1.6 Stilo). They are more exensive about £29.00 if you shop around but I get no problems.

Is the extra tenner or so that much when spread over 20000+ miles!

Chris