[Lt Columbo]

Great information here. My iDrive says 1400 miles to change rear and thats conservative according to people round here. Maybe they need doing now...

[teaston]

Originally Posted by Lt Columbo

Great information here. My iDrive says 1400 miles to change rear and thats conservative according to people round here. Maybe they need doing now...

You should definitely at least look at all 4 pads now, sometimes they wear unevenly so you could damage the discs which would then need replacing!

[Lt Columbo]

Originally Posted by teaston

You should definitely at least look at all 4 pads now, sometimes they wear unevenly so you could damage the discs which would then need replacing!

Yeah i'll try and take a look at the week end.

Is it a diy job or do you need the caliper rewind tool? I'd love to takle this myself as i know it'll be a lot more from garages. I did buy a bunch of tools to work on my prevoius car but always got stuck with rusted bolts which ultimately lead me to get a garage to do the job!

Worst of all, i dont have anywhere to work on the car as at home my drive is ridiculously steep so resort to working on the car in supermarket car parks lol.

[teaston]

Originally Posted by Lt Columbo

Yeah i'll try and take a look at the week end.

Is it a diy job or do you need the caliper rewind tool? I'd love to takle this myself as i know it'll be a lot more from garages. I did buy a bunch of tools to work on my prevoius car but always got stuck with rusted bolts which ultimately lead me to get a garage to do the job!

Worst of all, i dont have anywhere to work on the car as at home my drive is ridiculously steep so resort to working on the car in supermarket car parks lol.

No rewind tool or bolts (if you have m sport brakes) you just need a hammer and a punch to drive the retaining pins out.

The smallest in this set works a treat:

Am-Tech Parallel Pin Punch Set (5 Pieces) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008PQD7..._ftdvzbS60RR5H

[Lt Columbo]

Originally Posted by teaston

No rewind tool or bolts (if you have m sport brakes) you just need a hammer and a punch to drive the retaining pins out.

The smallest in this set works a treat:

Am-Tech Parallel Pin Punch Set (5 Pieces) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008PQD7..._ftdvzbS60RR5H

Yeah i have the standard brakes so pistons just push back i think. Ive uploaded a pic of my offside rear pad outside. Look pretty low and discs might even change as well as i cant see when they were changed by the service history.