wilco184
Member of the year 2015
Hello,
I thought I'd do a quick write up of having recently changed the front brakes on my TDI. I haven't really done anything special like swapping to bigger discs etc, I've merely changed to new discs and a different brand of pads and painted some parts.
My previous discs had seen better days. In the picture below, you can see that a large area of the disc was no longer coming into contact with the pad and hence, efficiency was reduced.
The discs have been replaced with new discs from 'Brake Engineering'. The pads have been replaced with Ferodo SL pads. We have used both of these brands on other cars in the past without issue.
Upon removal of the discs, it was revealed that the guards behind were in much worse condition than first thought. Serious corrosion was seen, and needed to be treated. I had planned to clean up and paint the guards anyway, so it was a job worth doing. Both guards were removed, cleaned up and the corrosion removed, primer applied in grey and then painted in matt black. Hopefully this should stop the corrosion for a while.
The visible parts of the calliper were also cleaned up and painted. High temperature aluminium paint was used, due to the nature of the area.
The edges of the discs were also painted with the paint mentioned above. The paint is good up to 750 degrees Celsius, so there should be no problems with it burning off. Painting it here should also stop corrosion on the visible part, as well as inside the vented parts of the disc, which should maintain efficiency. Here's how it looks when reassembled.
After some driving to bed in the brakes, a pattern has appeared on the discs, created by the new pads. It will disappear soon, but it looks interesting!
Regards,
Matt.
I thought I'd do a quick write up of having recently changed the front brakes on my TDI. I haven't really done anything special like swapping to bigger discs etc, I've merely changed to new discs and a different brand of pads and painted some parts.
My previous discs had seen better days. In the picture below, you can see that a large area of the disc was no longer coming into contact with the pad and hence, efficiency was reduced.
The discs have been replaced with new discs from 'Brake Engineering'. The pads have been replaced with Ferodo SL pads. We have used both of these brands on other cars in the past without issue.
Upon removal of the discs, it was revealed that the guards behind were in much worse condition than first thought. Serious corrosion was seen, and needed to be treated. I had planned to clean up and paint the guards anyway, so it was a job worth doing. Both guards were removed, cleaned up and the corrosion removed, primer applied in grey and then painted in matt black. Hopefully this should stop the corrosion for a while.
The visible parts of the calliper were also cleaned up and painted. High temperature aluminium paint was used, due to the nature of the area.
The edges of the discs were also painted with the paint mentioned above. The paint is good up to 750 degrees Celsius, so there should be no problems with it burning off. Painting it here should also stop corrosion on the visible part, as well as inside the vented parts of the disc, which should maintain efficiency. Here's how it looks when reassembled.
After some driving to bed in the brakes, a pattern has appeared on the discs, created by the new pads. It will disappear soon, but it looks interesting!
Regards,
Matt.