Rovergin

Member

• Mar 26, 2022

• #1

Hello all.
I've just been doing my pads and like all 5 min jobs, it hasn't been.

Long story short I want to replace the guide pins and the retaining bolts for the calipers but can't figure out what set I need as there appears to be two options of both.

When doing the pads I found that the bolts where a little odd. The bottom one was 13mm and easy to get off, however the top ones where pigs and sat somewhere between 11 and 12mm.

Can anyone point me in the right direction for getting replacements?

 

andyfreelandy

Well-Known Member

• Mar 26, 2022

• #2

There are solid guide pins and rubber sleeved. The original set up was one solid and one rubber in each side. No one knows why!
They both fit OK as long as they are for post 2001 cars.
I use the solid ones on all 4 as they don't end up binding or jamming like the rubber ones.
Will look out a link for you.
Usually the bolts come with the guides, they are patch bolts with locking compound on.

 

Rovergin

Member

• Mar 26, 2022

• #3

andyfreelandy said:

There are solid guide pins and rubber sleeved. The original set up was one solid and one rubber in each side. No one knows why!
They both fit OK as long as they are for post 2001 cars.
I use the solid ones on all 4 as they don't end up binding or jamming like the rubber ones.
Will look out a link for you.
Usually the bolts come with the guides, they are patch bolts with locking compound on.

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Amazing thank you.

 

andyfreelandy

Well-Known Member

• Mar 26, 2022

• #4

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-FRONT...2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

These are as fitted 2001 onwards, looks like the solid ones are pre-2001 for the solid discs. They are the same length but best advice would be to go for the standard fitment.

 

andyfreelandy

Well-Known Member

• Mar 26, 2022

• #5

Key thing with the rubber sleeve is to clean the caliper socket hole and only use the correct rubber grease supplied. Anything else causes swelling of the slider rubber and a sticky brake.

 

Rovergin

Member

• Mar 26, 2022

• #6

Thank you. I've ordered straight away.

 

J_D

Well-Known Member

• Mar 28, 2022

• #7

andyfreelandy said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-FRONT...2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

These are as fitted 2001.

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Another useful link, ordered ready for next brake change. Thanks

 

Rovergin

Member

• Apr 15, 2022

• #8

Thanks all who posted, I bought that set and did the change over, totally changed the brking characteristics for the better.