44 minutes ago, TomsFocus said:

I think this is the correct pair of Pagid discs for your car.  Remember to use the discount code SUN15 to get the pair for £73.

PAGID FRONT AXLE INTERNALLY VENTED BRAKE DISCS 54412 Ø 278 mm BRAKE KIT BRAKES | eBay

And the set of pads.  Again, use the code SUN15 to get them for £34.

GENUINE PAGID FRONT AXLE BRAKE PAD SET BRAKE KIT BRAKE PADS FOR VOLVO V50 | eBay

 

It's up to you whether you want to risk those or not.  But that's the cheapest I can find for the ones that I think are correct.

many thanks 🙂 

why does it say its for a volvo s50? also it has alot of holes, i am guessing that its fine?

 

39 minutes ago, froggy8 said:

many thanks 🙂 

why does it say its for a volvo s50? also it has alot of holes, i am guessing that its fine?

 

Volvo V50 is just a Mk2 Focus estate with Volvo badges.  Same brakes on both cars.

That's another stock picture, it won't have all those holes in real life.

7 minutes ago, TomsFocus said:

Volvo V50 is just a Mk2 Focus estate with Volvo badges.  Same brakes on both cars.

That's another stock picture, it won't have all those holes in real life.

thank you again 🙂 

bookmarked it for weekend.

Who knew that putting a set of discs and pads on a 2006 Fiesta could be so complicated ? 🙄

FWIW on Tom's recommendation I bought Pagid discs and pads for our old Mk3 and was very pleased with them. Very smooth and no squeal. As someone else mentioned if you buy unpainted discs they very quickly get red with rust. The Pagids came painted and still looked good when we sold the car.

As Tom says it's worth while taking some time to get the mounting face of the hub really clean (wire brush and sandpaper if necessary) to ensure the runout on the discs stays within tolerance.

12 minutes ago, unofix said:

Who knew that putting a set of discs and pads on a 2006 Fiesta could be so complicated ? 🙄

Just had to double check then.  It's definitely a Focus!

 

2 minutes ago, TomsFocus said:

It's definitely a Focus!

Oh God !!

That will make it even more complex, this thread could run for at least another month 🤣

On 7/11/2023 at 2:34 PM, TomsFocus said:

I think this is the correct pair of Pagid discs for your car.  Remember to use the discount code SUN15 to get the pair for £73.

PAGID FRONT AXLE INTERNALLY VENTED BRAKE DISCS 54412 Ø 278 mm BRAKE KIT BRAKES | eBay

And the set of pads.  Again, use the code SUN15 to get them for £34.

GENUINE PAGID FRONT AXLE BRAKE PAD SET BRAKE KIT BRAKE PADS FOR VOLVO V50 | eBay

 

It's up to you whether you want to risk those or not.  But that's the cheapest I can find for the ones that I think are correct.

Just had a read on the brake disc and it says they are coated so does that mean all I have to do is put them on without doing anything?

45 minutes ago, froggy8 said:

Just had a read on the brake disc and it says they are coated so does that mean all I have to do is put them on without doing anything?

Yes, Pagid discs always come painted, unless they've changed recently.

That discount code may have expired now though.

1 hour ago, TomsFocus said:

Yes, Pagid discs always come painted, unless they've changed recently.

That discount code may have expired now though.

thanks again

it is ok, i have enough money to get them full price.

On 7/11/2023 at 5:19 PM, unofix said:

Oh God !!

That will make it even more complex, this thread could run for at least another month 🤣

Yes I know, I do ask alot of questions 😄

Ok guys Just tried changing the brake disc but for the life in me, I cannot undo the 2 bolts behind the brake disc. I have tried a spanner with a hammer, I have tried an impact wrench. I have put gt85 on the bolts first and I cannot take the bolts out.

Anyone got any suggestions please?

Are you turning them the right way?  It gets unintuitive when the bolts are facing away from us.  I did once strip the hub threads by tightening a caliper bolt that I thought I was undoing.

They are incredibly tight though.  I use a 3ft breaker bar for leverage.  And a 6 point socket to prevent slipping & rounding.

9 minutes ago, TomsFocus said:

Are you turning them the right way?  It gets unintuitive when the bolts are facing away from us.  I did once strip the hub threads by tightening a caliper bolt that I thought I was undoing.

They are incredibly tight though.  I use a 3ft breaker bar for leverage.  And a 6 point socket to prevent slipping & rounding.

Thank you Tom

Yes I was turning the right way which is anticlockwise.

12 minutes ago, TomsFocus said:

Are you turning them the right way?  It gets unintuitive when the bolts are facing away from us.  I did once strip the hub threads by tightening a caliper bolt that I thought I was undoing.

They are incredibly tight though.  I use a 3ft breaker bar for leverage.  And a 6 point socket to prevent slipping & rounding.

I did just watch a YouTube video:

It seemed like he was turning the bolt clockwise. 

Ignore that, I didn't have the sound on so it looked like he was turning it clockwise, I could hear the click when I put the sound on 😆😆

Just need more leverage then.

 

4 minutes ago, TomsFocus said:

Just need more leverage then.

 

I might just try a breaker bar, got a feeling that might work.

Cheers Tom, will update when I get more pads. I have just put in new pads and really don't want to reuse them on the new disc unless you all do that?

you should be pushing the allen key downwards when  facing the wheel bolts (clockwise) or aniti clockwise if youre looking at the socket head(engine side)

Just done my front discs, used a 36" breaker bar as the bolts are torqued to 120Nm.  You won't crack 'em with a ratchet on its own.  I reused old pads which wasn't the best idea as they'd bedded to the old discs so were only contacting about half the new disc surface.  I ended up going out and fitting new pads onto the new discs.

Apec discs and pads, btw £80 for the 2 x discs and a set of pads.

1 hour ago, froggy8 said:

I might just try a breaker bar, got a feeling that might work.

Cheers Tom, will update when I get more pads. I have just put in new pads and really don't want to reuse them on the new disc unless you all do that?

Not really sure what you mean.  I'd just leave the old pads in until you've got the new disc fitted.

Thank you guys, got a new bar that not used yet.

Thank you guys, got a new bar that not used yet.

34 minutes ago, TomsFocus said:

Not really sure what you mean.  I'd just leave the old pads in until you've got the new disc fitted.

I put new pads in last night because after I changed the lower arms, my right wheel was squeeking. It still squeeks now so when I manage to replace the new disc, should I put the new pads on what I've only used for abit or should I get some more pads?

12 hours ago, froggy8 said:

I put new pads in last night because after I changed the lower arms, my right wheel was squeeking. It still squeeks now so when I manage to replace the new disc, should I put the new pads on what I've only used for abit or should I get some more pads?

Those pads will be fine.  They won't have bed in over one drive.