The safety of a car is essential. Even if the Citroen C6 are financial holes, certain maintenance acts are crucial. In this article we will explain to you when to change the brake discs of your Citroen C6? To achieve this, first of all, we will find out what the brake discs of your car are used for, then, when to change the brake discs of your Citroen C6, and, finally, how to change them with new ones.
Interest of the brake discs of a Citroen C6
We start our content page by detailing what the brake discs of a Citroen C6 are used for, it will enable you to understand why it is necessary to make certain that they are constantly in good functioning order.
Brake discs are the most important part of your braking system. In fact, braking on an Citroen C6 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 placed on your wheel. When the brake pads will pinch the discs which will trigger your Citroen C6 to brake.
When to change the brake discs of a Citroen C6?
We will now move on to the part that most certainly attracts you to this article, namely, when changing the brake discs of a Citroen C6? How we described it to you just before, the brake discs and pads work in osmosis, however these two elements are wearing parts and they will, with time and especially the friction when braking wears out and loses braking power. We will now detail the different techniques 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 C6 , however it is necessary to know that according to your driving style and the type of journey this can change substantially. Indeed, if you mainly drive on the motorway and your brakes are only slightly used, this amount can increase, in contrast, if you only drive in built-up areas, it can decrease.
- A basic and effective technique to identify the state of the brake discs on your car 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 state or need to be changed.
- A basic visual technique to know when to change the brake discs on your Citroen C6 is to remove the wheels after the vehicle has been set on stands. Once taken out, you will have the ability to access your discs and check their state. If they have any big scratches or deformations you will have to change them. Otherwise 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 C6?
Finally, to conclude this article we will quickly describe how to change the brake discs of your Citroen C6. 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 C6, don’t hesitate to seek advice from our article 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 C6 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 make all your changes.
- Using large Torx bits, take out the two nuts that lock the upper part of your brake caliper, take out it.
- Take out 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 make sure to do a 500-kilometer brake break-in before braking hard.
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