Been planning on installing R56 Cooper S brakes on my R53 Cooper S for a while now. Got a great deal, £32 for new Mintex discs posted and £75 for the used brakes. Free Motul brake fluid from my local garage too!
276mm to 294mm disc upgrade.
Picked up some copper grease, brake cleaner and a one-man-bleeding bottle from Halfords for €20.
The brakes are far too small.
Pretty bad lip on the disc, fairly sure these are the original discs. Don't think any of these parts have ever been off before other than to change the pads.
Tried removing the caliper from the carrier... 7mm hex. I've 8 and 6mm.
Second trip to Halfords and I'm sorted. 16mm socket and 7mm hex. Picket up some WD 40 and a new magnetic light too.
Now it's dark, starting to feel like a long night.
Caliper removed from carrier.
Bolt is stripped pretty badly. Socket is sliding off. After about an hour of swearing at it, a neighbour of mine came out with a box of tricks.
These are amazing!
Bolt out!
Spend the next two hours trying to get the disc retaining bolt out. Eventually gave up and moved to the otherside... where I got stuck at the same point. The disc retaining bolt is absolutely seized in there. This is where I gave in, packed everything up and brought it inside. I'll drill out the bolt tomorrow and just leave it.
Getting a lift to work tomorrow....