The safety of a motor vehicle is essential. Regardless if the Citroen C3 Aircross are economic holes, certain routine service works are fundamental. Today we will explain to you when to change the brake discs of your Citroen C3 Aircross? To achieve this, first of all, we will see what the brake discs of your car are used for, then, when to change the brake discs of your Citroen C3 Aircross, and, finally, how to change them with new ones.
Benefit of the brake discs of a Citroen C3 Aircross
We start our content page by explaining what the brake discs of a Citroen C3 Aircross are used for, it will allow you to discover why it is necessary to be certain that they are always in good functioning conditions.
Brake discs are the most important part of your braking system. Obviously, braking on an Citroen C3 Aircross is hydraulic, it is a system of hoses and pressurized oil that will come into action when you press your brake pedal. This pressure will actuate a piston that will push the brake pads on your brake disc which is mounted on your wheel. When the brake pads will pinch the discs which will trigger your Citroen C3 Aircross to brake.
When to change the brake discs of a Citroen C3 Aircross?
We will now move on to the part that undoubtedly attracts you to this content, namely, when changing the brake discs of a Citroen C3 Aircross? How we described it to you just before, the brake discs and pads work in osmosis, however these two components are wearing auto parts and they will, after some time and specifically the friction when braking wears out and loses braking power. We will now detail the different methods to know when to change them:
- We consider that generally speaking the brake discs should be changed every 80, 000 – 100, 000 km on a Citroen C3 Aircross , however it is necessary to know that depending on your driving style and the type of journey this can change significantly. Indeed, if you principally drive on the motorway and your brakes are only slightly used, this amount can increase, on the other hand, if you only drive in built-up areas, it can reduce.
- A basic and successful method to find out the condition of the brake discs on your motor vehicle is during the technical inspection. Indeed this thorough control checks the state of your brakes and the controller will tell you if they are in good condition or need to be changed.
- A very easy visual method to know when to change the brake discs on your Citroen C3 Aircross is to remove the wheels after the vehicle has been set on stands. Once taken off, you will be able to access your discs and check their condition. If they have any big scratches or deformations you will have to change them. In any other case the second indicator to check is to measure the depth of the disk in relation to its edge, if this value exceeds 1 mm you will have to change them by new ones.
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How to change the brake discs on your Citroen C3 Aircross?
Finally, to conclude this content we will fairly quickly show you how to change the brake discs of your Citroen C3 Aircross. You must know that if you change the brake discs of your car, you will absolutely have to change the brake pads of your Citroen C3 Aircross, don’t hesitate to seek advice from our content which explains you how to make this change.
As far as changing discs is concerned, here are the most important steps to stick to:
- Put your Citroen C3 Aircross on stands, take off the wheels you want to work on.
- Using a large flat screwdriver, pry on your brake pads to compress the caliper piston as much as possible and have enough play to produce all your changes.
- Using large Torx bits, take out the two nuts that lock the upper part of your brake caliper, take out it.
- Remove your brake pads, then unlock your brake discs thanks to the two torx screws on the side of the disc, you might need a mallet to remove the discs.
- Replace the discs and tighten them with the new torx screws provided, change your pads, reassemble the upper part of the caliper and tighten everything tightly.
- Mounting your wheels, and remember to do a 500-kilometer brake break-in before braking hard.
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