"Repairing Front Brakes of your Car"
"Car Repair Glossop"
[ "Repairing Front Brakes of your CarBrakes are very important for every kind of vehicle to have. The function of the brakes is to allow the car to come to a halt on reaching the destination. Without the brakes how shall a running vehicle come to an end? Also, the purpose of cars would be lost without the brakes since it was invented for resolving the difficulties of travelling distances, but what shall that be if it cannot be stopped upon reaching the point of end.Most of us neglect these brakes since it is not something that is fitted on the outside of a vehicle and shall attract ones eye. These are fitted on the interior of the car and do not require daily attention. But it does require its share of care; otherwise, brake repair can cost you unnecessarily. So make sure to ask for the brakes check-up at the time of your Car Repair Glossop. Even after all this, if the front brakes need repairing, then you can try doing it at home by yourself. Let us skip to the steps of it.Firstly your car needs to be lifted up either with the use of a jack and axles or a hoist and maintaining safety by removing the front wheels carefully. Taking proper safety measures is important when performing such tasks at home. Now the front braking system of most of the cars is similar to what a 2001 Nissan Pulsar has on which the demonstration is being done here. Once you locate the brake calliper you shall find two bolts of small size holding it into the bracket. The bolt at the bottom needs to be removed in order to get the sight of the brake pads once the calliper is lifted too. After moving the calliper out of the bracket it has to be kept somewhere while making sure the brake line is under no stress. After this, the brake pads can be easily removed.Now the next important step is to measure the brake rotors or what we call the rotor disks. Their size needs to be the perfect one since it can become a problem if the rotors are undersized. So, now the vernier callipers need to be made zero. This is easy, you only need to take the two points and put them together and press zero. After this is done, they shall be opened and carefully placed over the rotor. Then close the formers points on the latter and find out the lowest point of it by moving it around a little. In this way, you shall get the right measurement.Now as per the specifications provided by the manufacturer, the rotors need to satisfy the minimum thickness required, and then it is fine to move on to the next step. If you find them to be just about the minimum thickness then it is better to replace them to avoid trouble.For the next step of machining the rotors, it is necessary to remove both the bolts from the bracket of the calliper and bring out the rotors. Check for screws on the rotors if any while taking them out. Machining is the tough part and if possible it is better to be done by trained technicians. Firstly, it involves sanding of the rotors with 120 grit sandpaper to rid it of build-up and dirt deposits. Then it requires trimming, cutting and thinning. This shall help them to regain some friction capacity and this is also called resurfacing. But it is often better to get new rotors than machining the old ones.Now it is time for reassembling. Before this, the calliper bracket should be cleaned and greased along with the calliper slides which shall help the brakes in performing better; then install the rotor, the calliper bracket and the brake pads one after the other. Then position the calliper back into the bracket and attach the bolts tightly. Then place the wheels back and lower down the car. Check the brakes by taking a short drive." ]