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fireman · 21-03-06, 10:40 PM

Ive got a late laguna comming in later this week to replace the rear brake pads and discs and i was just wondering if the calipers wind back clockwise on both sides or anticlockwise as ive been told this maybe the case. I havethe tool to wind clockwise but not anticlockwise and ill have to go get 1 if needed. Anyone throw some light on this please??

delambo · 22-03-06, 09:19 AM

I think form memory one side winds one way and the other side winds the other (although I cant be sure). I rarely use a windback tool - I have a screwdrever with a square shaft that I cut the end off and ground down to fit in the cutout. It requires pressure on the piston to push it back and wind it one way then the other and see which way winds it back in.

jakeyfly · 22-03-06, 11:05 PM

yeah sure one is clockwise and the other anti, sorry cant remember which way round but that dont take much working out

same as delambo said you can do it without the tool easy enough, but you can get the tool for about Ã‚Â£70 now so may aswell spend some of that cash you got stashed away

delambo · 22-03-06, 11:31 PM

Or you could sell them a pair of calipers aswell, then you wont need to wind the pistons back

LOL

fireman · 23-03-06, 08:58 AM

lol i do like that idea. mind you the blokes crying in his tea already about the cost of new discs and pads and new pads on the front as it is lol

fireman · 24-03-06, 06:45 PM

Did the car today. N/S was clockwise and when i looked at the other side it was siezed solid as the rubber boot cover on the piston had torn and come off.

Couldnt get a aftermarket 1 and it was 3 days to referb the old 1 but no price to do it as they are apprently too new.
Customer wanted car on road asap so it was main dealer at Ã‚Â£255 for the caliper....... cheeerrr chinggggg

And after all that i still dont know which way the O/S turns cos i just fitted it and put the car back together

LOL

21-03-06, 10:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
fireman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 197 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Renault Laguna 2 rear brake pad replacement question Ive got a late laguna comming in later this week to replace the rear brake pads and discs and i was just wondering if the calipers wind back clockwise on both sides or anticlockwise as ive been told this maybe the case. I havethe tool to wind clockwise but not anticlockwise and ill have to go get 1 if needed. Anyone throw some light on this please??

22-03-06, 09:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
delambo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: infront of my pc Posts: 426 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Renault Laguna 2 rear brake pad replacement question I think form memory one side winds one way and the other side winds the other (although I cant be sure). I rarely use a windback tool - I have a screwdrever with a square shaft that I cut the end off and ground down to fit in the cutout. It requires pressure on the piston to push it back and wind it one way then the other and see which way winds it back in. __________________ If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

22-03-06, 11:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
jakeyfly Super Drunk Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 209 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Renault Laguna 2 rear brake pad replacement question yeah sure one is clockwise and the other anti, sorry cant remember which way round but that dont take much working out same as delambo said you can do it without the tool easy enough, but you can get the tool for about Ã‚Â£70 now so may aswell spend some of that cash you got stashed away

22-03-06, 11:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
delambo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: infront of my pc Posts: 426 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Renault Laguna 2 rear brake pad replacement question Or you could sell them a pair of calipers aswell, then you wont need to wind the pistons back LOL __________________ If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

23-03-06, 08:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
fireman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 197 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Renault Laguna 2 rear brake pad replacement question lol i do like that idea. mind you the blokes crying in his tea already about the cost of new discs and pads and new pads on the front as it is lol

24-03-06, 06:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
fireman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 197 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Renault Laguna 2 rear brake pad replacement question Did the car today. N/S was clockwise and when i looked at the other side it was siezed solid as the rubber boot cover on the piston had torn and come off. Couldnt get a aftermarket 1 and it was 3 days to referb the old 1 but no price to do it as they are apprently too new. Customer wanted car on road asap so it was main dealer at Ã‚Â£255 for the caliper....... cheeerrr chinggggg And after all that i still dont know which way the O/S turns cos i just fitted it and put the car back together LOL