Brake Pads Williams 3

FlamingMonkey · Mar 9, 2004

Can any one help me.

I am almost needing new pads all round on my Williams 3.

The bloke who usually does my car for me has quoted me a price for new pads and fitting. But what I was wondering it it easy enough and cheap enough to do myself with basic tools and a drive to work on?

If it is easy Im sure Ill save myself a few quid by doing it.

Does anyone know what pads I should be looking at replacing them with. Im not after upgraded pads, just direct replacements for the original ones, ideally getting them online somewhere.

I presume all this will be covered in my Haynes manual that I have for my old 16v, I would of thought they would have been the same

Any help appreciated

Rob

crono33 · Mar 9, 2004

i heard good things of the original ones.

as for changing them, it is not hard but u need a tool to push the pistin back into the caliper. in alternative big pliers work. open the filler cap to push the pistons and watch for overflowing fluid, it will eat up the paint

be careful, brakes are important and if they fail something else will stop you...

braking will be much worse until the new pads are bedded in. also read instruction for eventual break in instructions

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FlamingMonkey · Mar 9, 2004

Cheers fella, I managed to get a set of front and back pads for £28 locally, will give them a whirl at the weekend.

Matbrown · Mar 9, 2004

Best place is http://www.andyspares.comwww.andyspares.com or http://www.eurocarparts.comwww.eurocarparts.com

Usually the same make just not branded by Reno.

Mat.

FlamingMonkey · Mar 9, 2004

Thanks lads

BenR · Mar 10, 2004

changing the pads on your willy is exactly the same as on your 16V.

And you can push the caliper piston in with your hands, just place a spanner across the piston and squeeze.

easy job mate.

And te best way to bed in brake pads is to do increasing pressure burns. As all your aiming to do is to burn off the pad resin and stabilise the compound. Gently braking for 200 miles can be brought down into 10 minutes by finding a straight road, getting up to 60mph, then gently braking to 5mph, and i mean very gently, do it about 10 times each time pressing slightly harder, but at no point stop dead. Stopping will see you leaving pad material on teh disc which wont come off, leading to juddering which almost 100% of people mistake as warping, its is vrtually impossible to warp a disc.

have fun

JAY172 · Mar 13, 2004

remember that the rear caliper pistons have to be wound back in as well as squeezed at the same time.

Matbrown · Mar 13, 2004

Jay,

No need to whisper.

Mat.

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