#1: Changing Front Brake Discs Author: ian206, Location: ReadingPosted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:14 am ---- Help... I have just spent this morning buying new pads and discs for my 55 reg 206 5dr with the idea to fit myself.. an easy job one might think.
I have been scuppered by a very strange looking 'star' type bolt which holds on the brake calliper surround. All the books/websites suggest that as standard hexagon bolt should be there.
Has anyone go a clue where I might find a socket to fit this? Or am I doing something wrong?
#2: Re: Changing Front Brake Discs Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:18 am ---- It's a Peugeot, it's most likely gonna be a TORX fixing
Maybe they changed the bolt's on the newer 206's as I know my 03 plate has normal hex head bolt's.?
Halfords will sell Torx BUT at a price.
#3: Re: Changing Front Brake Discs Author: ian206, Location: ReadingPosted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:21 am ---- Cheers dude
#4: Re: Changing Front Brake Discs Author: ian206, Location: ReadingPosted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:25 am ---- Anyone know what size Torx bit I will need, it look fairly large.
#5: Re: Changing Front Brake Discs Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:34 am ---- Ask the part's desk person nicely at Halfords & they will try one on your car so they can sell you the correct size.
#6: Re: Changing Front Brake Discs Author: nakednakeddave, Location: aberdeenPosted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:45 am ---- yeah torx bit, but be very careful when undoing them as they get f****d very easy. give the torx bit a wee chap with a hammer so its stuck in before you turn it, otherwise youll end up making a huge job for yourself.....
#7: Re: Changing Front Brake Discs Author: DeadEyePaul, Location: Rugby,WarwickshirePosted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:45 am ---- I have one too, it's the same size as the one inside the centre of the steering wheel t55(I think) but someone whom has removed a steering wheel will be able to tell
you the right size. If no one tells you I will tonight as I have to race to work
#8: Re: Changing Front Brake Discs Author: Seabook, Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:29 pm ---- torx is resistant towards rounding up. the reason you round up the torx are:
1) you using the wrong size
or
2) you didn't clean the torx head so that you can't put the whole heads in.
and evern you round up the torx, you can always hammer one size up/ use the allen key to take it out.
which is a lot better than rounded up a hex head/ allen head.
#9: Re: Changing Front Brake Discs Author: Seabook, Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:30 pm ----
MrBSI wrote:
Ask the part's desk person nicely at Halfords & they will try one on your car so they can sell you the correct size.
or just buy a whole set
#10: Re: Changing Front Brake Discs Author: Abzynthe, Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:46 pm ----
ian206 wrote:
Anyone know what size Torx bit I will need, it look fairly large.
T30
Ive just done mine
EDIT: Opps misread lol. T30 is to take the discs off. Last edited by Abzynthe on Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:47 pm; edited 1 time in total
#11: Re: Changing Front Brake Discs Author: nakednakeddave, Location: aberdeenPosted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:47 pm ---- its not the same as the steering wheel one because thats huuuge,
pretty sure the brake ones are about 20-30t
#12: Re: Changing Front Brake Discs Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:55 pm ---- I just bought some new torx bolts for the front brakes on the other halfs 207CC. £7 for 8 bolt (I bought bolt for the rear too as they are smaller than the front and I don't like reusing them). The normal bolts are indestructable so I have no idea why they now fit torx bolts.
On the 207 the front bolts need a T55 bit.
#13: Re: Changing Front Brake Discs Author: Timon2210, Location: PalestinePosted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:02 pm ---- Hi,read this thread it will be helpful for you
#14: Re: Changing Front Brake Discs Author: DeadEyePaul, Location: Rugby,WarwickshirePosted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:53 am ---- Mine is a 05 plate and i needed a T55
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