Antony Turner
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I thought I'd make use of the lockdown and replace the pads and discs on my daughters car. Recent MOT and service highlighted the need. Front brakes not a problem. However rear brakes complete nightmare. Front brakes are Bosch rear brakes Lucas. All's well until you try and remove the caliper carrier. On the front they are held on with normal headed bolts, great. On the rear Fiat decided to change this simple set up and use 8mm cap socket screws (allen key) instead. They also decided to limit the access to these with the hub bracket. I managed to cut a couple of hex wrenches down, I found a 5/16 fitted better then an 8mm one and together with a spark plug socket and extension bar managed to get them out. Well, the bottom one at least. The top one cannot be removed due to hub bracket but can be moved far enough to get the carrier off. These were also loctited in (red). Fitting new disc and pads is straight forward enough. Tightening disc carrier cap socket screws is nerve racking. Did them up as tight as I dared. Did I mention you will also need a brake caliper piston rewind tool. Another subtle difference from the front brakes. I only managed to change the pads on the other side, passenger side, as access to the top carrier bolt is impossible, even with modified hex wrenches. I did consider removing the hub bracket as a last resort. This is held on with four 'normal' bolts. Even accessing these proved to be a pain. Gave up in the end and will let the local garage replace the disc. It's as though someone though I know lets make this as difficult as we can for anyone wanting to save a few bob and do the work themselves. I'd be interested to hear from anyone else whose had these issues.
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