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Brake disc, front wheel

Brake disc, front wheel

To remove


1. Raise the car and remove the wheels.


2. Press the brake piston back, using a pair of slip-joint pliers.

3. Remove the two brake caliper retaining bolts. Suspend the brake caliper from the suspension strut, using a cable tie.

4. Remove the brake disc's locking screws.


5. Lift off the brake disc.


To fit



1. Before starting to refit the brake disc, wash it clean and check that its surface in contact with the hub is free from rust, burrs and the like.

2. When fitting the brake disc, check that the hub's surface in contact with it is not rusty or dirty.

Fit the brake disc on the hub, apply Loctite 242 to the brake disc's locking screws and tighten them.

Tightening torque 4 Nm (3 lbf ft)

3. Fit the brake caliper, apply Loctite 242 to the bolts and tighten them.


Tightening torque 117 Nm (86 lbf ft)

4. Fit the wheel, see Wheels

Tightening torque

aluminium wheel 110 Nm (81 lbf ft)

steel wheel 50 Nm +2x90°, max. 110 Nm (37 lbf ft +2x90°, max. 81 lbf ft)

Lower the car and depress the brake pedal to force out the brake pads.

Check the level of the brake fluid.

Drive the car on test and check the operation of the brakes.