Vauxhall Corsa D Front Brake Disc + Pad Replacement

[@pataleno]

Great Video mate. I always check clean and re-grease up the Caliper pins with Silicone grease on any change, Remember the Caliper pins are part of the braking system as well, and they need maintenance. Locktite on the Caliper nuts.

[@Marks-Garage]

Thanks for the comment! I tend to get more abuse about these old videos than I do positively! The Corsa is long gone now but none of the work i did on the car ever gave me any grief 👍👍

[@ianjones4116]

Great vid mate, well done mentioning all Nit sizes. Saved me countless trips back and to the shed. Just done the wifes car. Once again, great vid, thanks. 👍😎😎😎😎

[@Marks-Garage]

No problems👍 It's nice to have someone take the time to post a positive comment 👌

[@ianjones4116]

@@Marks-Garage your welcome mate,,, anytime. 👍👍👍😎

[@akash7554]

I was also able to do change things by myself after watching this video. Thanks dude. For first time triers I strongly advice to carry out this job in good weather or under the shed and most importantly all notes are tight on clockwise and loose anticlockwise.

[@Marks-Garage]

Lefty loosey or Righty tighty as my hand skills instructor used to say.

[@iq-nj4xg]

​ Mark Forrester I had lots of probs getting the screws out of the disc on my old Ford Escort a few years ago. Used WD40 and an impact screwdriver. Came out much easier.

[@Marks-Garage]

I tried an impact driver on these and the impact bit started to twist. I guess thats what happens when you get cheap tools!

[@bradbeaman7391]

I use a 1/2 inch ratchet and a lump hammer, works a treat everytime

[@ianjones4116]

@@Marks-Garage can you explain, buy cheap tools , you pay twice, to my wife !! Lol. She loves any tools from China or Tesco 😂😂 Goid tools will last you a lifetime. I'm still using my Dads tools. Unless my son has nicked them . 😁👍👍👍👍😎

[@calvinstanfield5084]

Yes - was suprised they were drilled out. Impact driver is the correct way to do this. Also noticed that things weren't torqued up to recommended settings. When greasing brake parts I always use proper ceramic brake grease and when lubricating anything near rubber (e..g. slide pins) use red rubber grease - otherwise your rubbers will rot and you don't want that!

[@EVil-ob8in]

Just done this job. No stubborn bolts and didn’t once use a mallet :-) £38 all in for discs and pads from motor factor on eBay. Thought they would be crap non branded but actually really good. Pads are Unipart 👍

[@Marks-Garage]

Nice work!

[@ianjones4116]

@@Marks-Garage just done this on my Kawasaki zzr1400, 1 disc , 1 set of pads,,, best part of £150. Think it's time for a car 😁😁 Not 😎😎👍

[@The007Weasel]

Hi Mark, A good video thanks. I just bought some Brembo pads & discs for my daughter's Corsa online, from GSF, and the pads showed up with ONE out of four having that spring steel leg on the back that you show at 10.58. Nothing in the instructions with the pads, and nothing in the Haynes Corsa W/S Manual about it. I don't have the car on site to see in advance what this is all about, but was wondering if yours came as a matching pair i.e. two with legs on. Can't imagine this feature is supposed to be on one brake only. What did you have? BTW, when G clamping the piston back into the cylinder, it's nice to open the bleed nipple to dump the old fluid overboard rather than force it back into the system. Cheers, Allan

[@whatthedeuce47d68]

A couple of issues with this video Mark, I didn't see any attempt to spray wd40 onto disk screws to loosen them before drilling it out-and even then no attempt to use reverse thread bit to unscrew it. The biggest issue I have and it's a safety related one, you struggled to remove the brake caliper securing bolts and for good reason, they're supposed to have thread lock put onto thread so that they don't vibrate loose...because it's your brakes!!

[@Marks-Garage]

Wd40 is useless on removing rusty bolts. Experience told me that they would not come out easily. When the screw starts to get chewed up you are not going to be able to put enough torque on it to undo it. Never had a brake caliper bolt come use on my other cars after extensive use ie. Track days that absolutely kill the brakes. Videos not perfect but there are many methods to do the job and this is how I did it 👍👍

[@andyridley2236]

Good job you could do with some extra long spanners when working on brake bolts it makes the job much easier 21 pounds on eBay.

[@rolandurziceanu6425]

Great job ! 👍👍👍👍

[@Marks-Garage]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jamesmcrory8990]

Those 2 disc holding screws that you drilled out, I’m having the same problem, well seized. Once I get them out do you need to replace them ? Can you just put the disc on without those 2 screws as the calliper and the wheel is actually holding the discs on

[@Marks-Garage]

Its a common issue. The screws/bolts hold the brake disc onto the hub and stop it moving around when you are putting everything back together. The wheel bolts are what actually secure the disc to the hub thou. You can do without the two little screws. Once the cars been driven enough the discs end up sticking/corroding to the hub anyway so the screws are pretty much redundant in that case anyway

[@00748040]

This two screws are there for a purpose. Try to find it out please and let me know.thanks

[@emregoktug6780]

10:49 did you place a new part or the old one? And how can we understand whether discs used up or not, my Corsa D is at 91.000KM and I ve never changed the discs.

[@Marks-Garage]

Measure the thickness of the disc and inspect for damage. There will be a minimum thickness stated in the manual. If they are 91k I would expect they need replacing

[@terrahfirm]

What size g clamp did u use would a 6 inch g clamp be big enough mate?

[@Marks-Garage]

6 inch should be fine

[@benhuntley8945]

did it occur to either put the car in gear or have someone hold the brakes on to stop the disk from spinning?

[@chrisaslett5687]

Even easier to drop a screwdriver into a vent slot on the disc, allow it to rotate so it stops against the caliper bracket, then you can undo the disc retaining bolts more easily. Penetrating spray and an impact driver will also help if you have one.

[@_klaudio_5812]

you have screwed up and what's next? you're a poor mechanic. firstly by heating the screw you expand it, so the screw tightens in the colder hub.

[@Marks-Garage]

Heat breaks corrosion, if you were a good mechanic you would also know that. Screws are not structural and not required in this case. They are only there to assist assembly in the factory. The wheel bolts are what clamps the disc to the hub. This is ten year old UK car thats seen salt ridden roads so corrosion is a common occurrence. Im all for constructive criticism but i don't see it in your comment. Oh and surprise surprise over a year later the car still drives and no wheels or brake discs have fallen off.

[@_klaudio_5812]

@@Marks-Garage I know it well. The point is that you broke the screw and the end. it was necessary to drill a broken bolt and correct the M6 ​​thread and give a new screw. if you do something, do it right.

[@Marks-Garage]

@@_klaudio_5812 So you would spend an hour drilling and tapping a hole to fit a screw thats not required? if you are willing to do it then fair enough but im not wasting my time doing all that for something that actually serves no purpose. If it was a ferrari or my pride and joy then yeah i would do it but not on my other halfs vauxhall corsa where she abuses it every day. The car is basically worth scrap value with it being ten years old. These screws are always a pain whether its on a vauxhall or a honda. They are literally fitted to speed up assembly in the factory. As long as the remainder of the screw doesn't hold the disc of the hub there is literally no point to doing all that work.

[@_klaudio_5812]

@@Marks-Garage Are you kidding? if the screw is not needed, the manufacturer would not screw it in. the screw helps when changing the wheel. I understand your opinion, but I do something in public to do it better than for myself. greetings

[@tonywawrzyniak4791]

Is there anything wrong with giving it a good smack with the impact driver, I'm just flirting through, the net as I'm out of touch these day's, But back in it in the morn as her, indoor's is giving me grief, coz she's got a squeak on, so it's a brakes are us job the morn. ( Please Have A Nice Day).

[@jimsidey6227]

No thanks

[@00748040]

DIY to save money, in return increasing the risk of health and safety.

[@PiotrK-rw1oh]

Tell me please, why u r So stupid?