disc change over

[greenpaint]

hi all. first post.

just got hold of some britpart vented discs for me 90 tdi. now...I know that britpart sell seperate pads for vented discs but will i find any trouble with my calipers. are they a straight swap?

ta guys

greenpaint

[Les Henson]

If your old discs are the plain type then the caliper won't fit over the vented ones - the gap between the two halves of the caliper will be too narrow.

Les.

[western]

You need the spacers for the calipers.

Zeus engineering in Exeter do a spacer kit for front calipers

here their part number Z1302 don't know the price but a phone call or e.mail should reveal it.

[Litch]

As long as you get the correct pads for your calipers the same pads fit both vented & non-vented discs (when used with a caliper spacer kit) as the shape & size of the back-plate & friction area does not alter, only the gap between the two caliper halves.

I used a spacer kit (not the Zeus one) and it works very well. The cost was about £50, all the parts were in the kit and as the calipers had been rebuilt only a year or so beforehand they came apart very easily. I think I had the whole job done in about 3-hours (replace discs, fit spacer kit, bleed brakes etc).

[greenpaint]

thanks for your imput lads. Due to cash flow I think I'm going to put the vented out for sale and buy some good standards.

also...i want to thank les for all your DIY pics, very useful.