Mini Cooper R56 Front Brake Pad Replacement

31 october 2009 filed under.

Mini cooper r56 front brake pad replacement.

In general you should inspect your brake pads about every 10 000 miles and replace them if the material lining of the pad is worn down enough to trigger the pad replacement sensor. Diy front brake discs and pads at 20 300 miles. If you havent go and buy one pete t 29 august 2016 9 41 am. You will need to see whether it is the front sensor or the rear sensor that was triggered and service the appropriate brake pads and rotors soon.

You should replace your brake pads and rotors if the brake wear warning light is triggered. Replacing your brake pads is one of the easiest jobs to perform on your mini. Master cylinder cap was off. I replaced the pads and rotors on the front of my 2006 mini cooper.

However this procedure is the same for all model mini s except for the. This is a quick and dirty rear disc brake pad replacement on our 2007 mini cooper s. In reality most people don t inspect their pads very often and usually wait until. 2007 r56 hardtop hatchback mini cooper 2008 r55 clubman mini cooper.

Reset for generation 2 mini cooper. I compressed the front calipers with the old pad and a c clamp. With everything back together the brake pedal is very stiff and it almost feels like most of my braking is occuriing at the rear of the car. The oem factory brake pads were selected by the mini engineers to offer the optimum balance between performance longevity and cost.

Rear brake pad replacement totalmini forums mini forum 5 october 2013 9 40 am 08 36 am have a look here.