Doing front and rear brake pads AND rotors for a friend this weekend on her 06 Cooper S.
I've watched a couple videos on youtube, and it seems almost like any other disc brake job.
-but-
*On two of the videos that I watched, they loosened the bleeder screw prior to pushing the piston back in. Is this necessary with the Cooper? If only one video, I'd just assume the guy didn't know what he was doing, but 2 different videos make me wonder.
*One video showed a guy screwing the rear caliper piston back in with a pair of channel locks, rather than pushing it in. Another video had a pop-up note that said to use a special tool that twists as it pushes... I assume I can do like the first guy, and just screw it in with channel locks?
*Also, I saw/ read some stuff that says you must replace the wear sensor (if so equipped). Can that be done later, or is it simply part of the brake job if the car has these sensors?
I've watched a couple videos on youtube, and it seems almost like any other disc brake job.
-but-
*On two of the videos that I watched, they loosened the bleeder screw prior to pushing the piston back in. Is this necessary with the Cooper? If only one video, I'd just assume the guy didn't know what he was doing, but 2 different videos make me wonder.
*One video showed a guy screwing the rear caliper piston back in with a pair of channel locks, rather than pushing it in. Another video had a pop-up note that said to use a special tool that twists as it pushes... I assume I can do like the first guy, and just screw it in with channel locks?
*Also, I saw/ read some stuff that says you must replace the wear sensor (if so equipped). Can that be done later, or is it simply part of the brake job if the car has these sensors?
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