Nick550

11 hours ago, Azurez33 said:

I can also confirm what Alex says here, without splitting the Cali per you run the risk of rounding the torx as you can’t get the correct angle on it, the other issue being it’s probably been in there since manufacture, save yourself the trouble get them repainted by a professional as they will remove the shims and redo all the seals anyway, it’s the best way to stop the oxidisation from setting in again 

 

Thanks mate.

Any ideas who offers such a service and approx cost? It sounds expensive

Thanks for the feedback mate, much appreciated

Nick

Thanks for the replies guys.

Alex, do you really have to split the caliper to remove the torx screw?

Hi guys

I have just replaced the front brake pads on my '04 350 and it was a right pain tbh! The old pads were a pain to get out. I could rock then backward and forward but they wouldnt lift out so had to persuade them! The new ones were very tight to get in and I noticed that the guides on the inside of the calipers were sticking out from proud and im thinking maybe they have bent or have lifted due to dust etc. The brakes feel fine now but Ive def got a small amount of binding on one side.

Was just wondering if anyone else has had similar issues and how they resolved it. Im thinking of starting again, replacing the guides and fitting different pads.

The new pads were exactly the same size as the ones that came out and are genuine Brembo from Eurocarparts (Product Code: 10170036A - 323mm)

Cheers

Nick