Removed Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 here's some pics of my front brake pads after 26k miles, as you can see i still have 1/3 of them left, not too bad! also, they look quite different from the Brembo sport I bought to replace them! they have the wear indicator and a metal plate where the pistons push, and the Brembo Sport don't have that. Also the way the pads are at an angle (the middle divered thing) as opposed to the brembo sport ones, which is in a straight line. Also, both are made by Ferodo. To take them off I followed the guide from our guides section, strightforward enough if it wasn't for one of the 2 bolts that hold the caliper in place that wouldn't budge, at all, tried WD40, multiple times, with no success. I still managed to take the pads off without having to take the caliper off (that was really more to do with the disks change, which I'll do soon anyway) but that bolt was seized big time. Anyway, I put my old pads back as I still have 1/3 of them left, might as well finish them off properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptist Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Tight git. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagar Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 , out of interest, when you struggled with the pin, had you tried adding pressure to the spring clip first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 wasnt the pin, was the BOLT! there's 2 bolts holding the caliper into place. One of them wouldn't unscrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 Tight git. oh yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernmc Posted July 9, 2006 Share Posted July 9, 2006 I'd be very interested to hear whether your new pads make a difference - my one disappointment with the Z so far has been the brakes. The calipers and discs are only very slightly smaller than the ones on my VR4, so I suspect that it must be the pads (DS2500's on the VR4, std on the Z). As the Z is the wife's day to day car, I'm not sure whether I should fit a set of DS2500's - may be a bit of overkill for her, or try some DS Performance (used to be DS2000) pads. Not keen on brembo named brands - usually overpriced! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed Posted July 9, 2006 Author Share Posted July 9, 2006 mine were relatively cheap mate, £69 iirc all in. I am not currently doing track days so even the standards are fine tbh. Looking forward to see if I feel any difference with RBF600 and SS brake lines, all to be installed (and the pads) next sarturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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